NET Bible
"these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!"
— Colossians 2:17, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.
Disarming the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days–
these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!
Let no one who delights in false humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.
He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.
If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?