Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
These were but the shadow of what was coming; the reality belongs to Christ.
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.
American Standard Version
which are a shadow of the things to come; 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.
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 Stop letting anyone pass judgment on you in matters of eating and drinking, or in the matter of annual or monthly feasts or sabbaths. 17 These were but the shadow of what was coming; the reality belongs to Christ. 18 Stop letting anyone, in gratuitous humility and worship of angels, defraud you as an umpire, for such a one is taking his stand on the mere visions he has seen, and is groundlessly conceited over his sensuous mind.
Cross References
Hebrews 8:5
and yet they officiate in a sanctuary that is a mere copy and shadow of the heavenly one, as Moses, when he was about to make the tent of worship, was warned, for, said He, "See to it that you make it all just like the pattern shown you on the mountain."
Hebrews 10:1
For since the law cast only a shadow of the blessings to come and did not possess the reality itself of those blessings, the priests with the same sacrifices that are perpetually offered year after year cannot make perfect those who come to worship.
Matthew 11:28-29
Come to me, all of you who toil and carry burdens, and I, yes, I, will lead you into rest.
John 1:17
For while the law was given through Moses, spiritual blessing and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 4:1-11
So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it.
Hebrews 9:9
for it is merely a symbol of the present time in connection with which gifts and sacrifices are repeatedly offered though they cannot make the conscience of the worshiper perfect,