Colossians 2:17
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
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a shadow.

John 1:17
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 8:5
They serve at a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary. That is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle, "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."

Hebrews 9:9
It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

Hebrews 10:1
The Law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

the body.

Matthew 11:28, 29
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. . . .

Hebrews 4:1-11
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.

King James Bible
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is the Messiah.

International Standard Version
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to the Messiah.

NET Bible
these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because these things are shadows of those things that were future, but The Messiah is the body.
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