NASB
"things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ."
— Colossians 2:17, NASB
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
“which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s. ”
“which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.”
“these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!”
“Which are a shadow of things to come: but the body is of Christ.”
“For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.”
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day--
things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.
If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,