Colossians 2:17
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
- KJV
- Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
- WEB
- which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.
- ASV
- which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ`s.
- DARBY
- which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
- BLB
- which are a shadow the things about to be; but the body [is] of the Christ.
- ÅB
- disse ting er en skygge av det som skulle komme, men legemet hører Kristus til.
- OTB
- Disse er en skygge av fremtidige ting, men virkeligheten finnes i Kristus.
- B1930
- disse ting er en skygge av det som skulde komme, men legemet hører Kristus til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 10:1
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Read in contextHebrews 8:5
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Read in contextJohn 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Read in contextHebrews 9:9
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
Read in contextHebrews 4:1–11
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Read in contextMatthew 11:28–29
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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