Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
New American Standard Bible
things which are
King James Version
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Holman Bible
These are a shadow
International Standard Version
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
which are a shadow of the things coming, but the body is Christ's.
Amplified
Such things are only a shadow of what is to come and they have only symbolic value; but the substance [the reality of what is foreshadowed] belongs to Christ.
An Understandable Version
These things are [only] a shadow of future things, but the body [i.e., the real substance of things] belongs to Christ. [Note: The idea here is that the ritual observances of the Mosaic law were like shadows pointing to the reality of life in Christ].
Anderson New Testament
which things are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is in Christ,
Bible in Basic English
For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.
Common New Testament
These things are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for these were only the shadows of future things, prefiguring Christ, who is the substance.
Darby Translation
which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Godbey New Testament
which things are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Goodspeed New Testament
That was all only the shadow of something that was to follow; the reality is found in Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
but the body is of Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
Which are a shadow of things about to be; and the body of Christ.
King James 2000
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality [is] Christ.
Modern King James verseion
For these are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which are nothing but shadows of things to come. But the body is in Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
All that is the mere shadow of what is to be; the substance belongs to Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
These were a shadow of things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
NET Bible
these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!
New Heart English Bible
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
Noyes New Testament
which are a shadow of the things to come, but the body is Christs.
Sawyer New Testament
which are a shadow of things that were to come; but the body is Christ's.
The Emphasized Bible
Which are a shadow of the things to come, whereas, the body, is of the Christ.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
which are [merely] shadows of things to come: but the body is Christ's.
Twentieth Century New Testament
These things are only the shadow of what is to come; the substance is in the Christ.
Webster
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
Williams New Testament
These were but the shadow of what was coming; the reality belongs to Christ.
World English Bible
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
Worrell New Testament
which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is Christ's.
Worsley New Testament
which are a shadow of good things to come, but the body is of Christ.
Youngs Literal Translation
which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body is of the Christ;
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 2:17
Images Colossians 2:17
Prayers for Colossians 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: 17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. 18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Cross References
Hebrews 8:5
who serve that which is a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses is warned of God when he is about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.
Hebrews 10:1
For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.
Matthew 11:28-29
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 4:1-11
Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
Hebrews 9:9
which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,