Colossians 2:17
which are a shadow of the things coming, but the body is Christ's.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest.
Hebrews 4:1Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.
Hebrews 9:9Which is a figure for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able to make the man officiating fully perfect in respect to conscience,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 2:17-23
The Glory of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 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… Read the whole commentary →