3:3a It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry,

It is plain that you (plur.) are Christ’s letter, because of what we (excl.) did ⌊among you⌋,
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You have been revealed as a letter written by Christ. This letter was the result of our ministry.
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It is evident/obvious that your ⌊changed lives⌋ are like a letter which Christ wrote. He wrote that letter by means of our work/ministry.

3:3b written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,

written by means of the Spirit of the living God and not with ink,
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That letter was written not with ink but the Spirit of the God who lives ⌊forever⌋ ⌊working in your lives⌋,
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He wrote it not actually with ink but through the working of the ⌊Holy⌋ Spirit of the God who is alive.

3:3c not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

⌊written⌋ on tablets/plaques of human hearts and not on tablets/plaques of stone.
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and was written not on writing stones ⌊of laws to be obeyed⌋ but on the inner being of people.
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He changed the spirit/hearts of people ⌊to follow him⌋ ⌊like writing a letter for all to see⌋ and not on stone slabs ⌊of laws to follow⌋.

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