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# 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]])
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# The old things have passed away
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Here "the old things" refers to the things that characterized a person before he trusted in Christ.
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# See
The word "See" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.