become new.” A. The word used for “old” is archaía, “original,” and not simply palaiá, “old.” Original sin has been done away with by Christ’s death on the cross (Heb. 10:10). B. The verb “passed away” is parḗlthen, meaning “gone forever.” C. Then the exclamation “behold” indicates surprise and delight at the total change which has taken place in the believer. D. “All things are become new.” The verb gégonen is in the perfect tense which indicates that things not only became new in the past,