Translation
He will eliminate every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be any death,
nor will there any longer be mourning, or crying or pain,
for the former things have passed away.”
Go to footnote numberParaphrase
He will remove all cause for sadness, He will remove the primary consequence of sin,
and He will also remove the secondary consequences of sin,
for the old system of doing things has been eliminated.”
Footnotes
1: “The former things have passed away”
The implication here is that, if the old system has been eliminated, a new system has taken its place.