richmahn_en_tn/2co/05/17.md

# he is a new creation

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

# The old things have passed away

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

# See

The word "See" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Paul speaks of the person who believes in Christ as if God had created a new person. Alternate translation: "he is a new person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# The old things have passed away`

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

			`# See`

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