# he is a new creation

Paul speaks of the person who believes in Christ as if that person were a new person that God had created. Alternate translation: "he is a new person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# The old things have passed away

Here "the old things" refers to the things that characterized a person before he trusted in Christ.

# See

The word "See" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.