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 # 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]])
+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/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # The old things have passed away