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1.3 KiB
you are a letter from Christ
Paul clarifies that Christ is the one who has written the letter. Alternate translation: "you are a letter that Christ has written" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
delivered by us
"brought by us"
It was written not with ink ... on tablets of human hearts
Paul clarifies that the Corinthians are like a spiritual letter, not like a letter that humans write with physical objects.
It was written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is not a letter that people wrote with ink but a letter that the Spirit of the living God wrote" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
It was not written on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is not a letter that people engraved on stone tablets but a letter that the Spirit of the living God wrote on tablets of human hearts" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
tablets of human hearts
Paul speaks of their hearts as if they are flat pieces of stone or clay upon which people engraved letters. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)