Colossians 2:17

which were shadows of the things then future; but the body is the Messiah.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Let no one therefore disquiet you about food and drink, or about the distinctions of festivals, and new moons, and sabbaths;

18And let no one wish, by abasing the mind, to bring you under bonds, that ye subject yourselves to the worship of angels; while he is prying into that which he hath not seen, and is vainly inflated in his fleshly mind,

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Cross References

Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all ye wearied and heavily burdened, and I will ease you.

Hebrews 4:1Let us fear, therefore, lest while there is a firm promise of entering into his rest, any among you should be found coming short of entering.

Hebrews 9:9and it was a symbol, for that time, during which oblation and sacrifices were offered that could not make perfect the conscience of him who offered them:

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 →

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