For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Colossians 2:17 - Revised Version 1885 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Such [things] are only the shadow of things that are to come, and they have only a symbolic value. But the reality (the substance, the solid fact of what is foreshadowed, the body of it) belongs to Christ. American Standard Version (1901) which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s. Common English Bible These religious practices are only a shadow of what was coming—the body that cast the shadow is Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version For these are a shadow of the future, but the body is of Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. |
For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, they can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.
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 shewed thee in the mount.
which is a parable for the time now present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,