Colossians 2:17

God's Word

These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body ⌞that casts the shadow⌟ belongs to Christ.

Cross References

John 1:17

Laws were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 10:1

Moses’ Teachings with their yearly cycle of sacrifices are only a shadow of the good things in the future. They aren’t an exact likeness of those things. They can never make those who worship perfect.

Hebrews 8:5

They serve at a place that is a pattern, a shadow, of what is in heaven. When Moses was about to make the tent, God warned him, “Be sure to make everything based on the plan I showed you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:9

The first part of the tent is an example for the present time. The gifts and sacrifices that were brought there could not give the worshiper a clear conscience.