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 default configuration file location
 .El
 .Sh EXAMPLES
-Read Matthew 6:24:
+Read John 1:29-31:
 .Pp
-.Dl esv Matthew 6:24
+.Dl esv John 1:29-31
 .Pp
-Listen to a recorded audio track of Psalm 23:
+Listen to a recorded audio track of Psalm 128:
 .Pp
-.Dl esv -a Psalm 23
+.Dl esv -a Psalm 128
 .Pp
-Search the Bible for instances of the word
-.Dq dogs :
+Search the Bible for the phrase
+.Dq "in love" :
 .Pp
-.Dl esv -s dogs
+.Dl esv -s 'in love'
 .Pp
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr esv.conf 5