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Colossians 2:17

17 things which are aa mere shadow of what is to come; but the 1substance 2belongs to Christ.

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Colossians 2:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Colossians 2:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.

Colossians 2:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 These things were like a shadow of what was to come. But what is true and real has come and is found in Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

Colossians 2:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Colossians 2:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body ⸤that casts the shadow⸥ belongs to Christ. 

Colossians 2:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is the Messiah.

Colossians 2:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality is Christ.

Colossians 2:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 They are only a shadow of the things that were going to come. But what is real is found in Christ.


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