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Colossians 2:17 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Colossians 2:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 2 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
Colossians 2:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Colossians 2:17
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Paul explains these practices' proper role: "shadow" (skia, σκιά) versus "body" (sōma, σῶμα, "substance/reality"). Shadows have shape without substance; they point to real objects casting them. Old Testament ceremonies shadowed coming reality—Christ's redemptive work. Now that substance (Christ) has arrived, insisting on shadows makes no sense."The body is of Christ" (to de sōma tou Christou, τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ) means the reality belongs to Christ—He is the substance all ceremonies prefigured. Sacrificial system? Fulfilled in...
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Cross-References for Colossians 2:17
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“having a shadow of the good to come”
“even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle”
“For the law was given by Moses”
“where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable”
“lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.”