Colossians 2:17

New American Bible - revised edition

These are shadows of things to come; the reality belongs to Christ.

Cross References

John 1:17

because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 10:1

Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of them, it can never make perfect those who come to worship by the same sacrifices that they offer continually each year.

Hebrews 8:5

They worship in a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, as Moses was warned when he was about to erect the tabernacle. For he says, “See that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:9

This is a symbol of the present time, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience