the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Colossians 2:17
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things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
things which are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
These things weren't a way to live, but a shadow of the life to come that is through Jesus.
For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.
which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is the Messiah.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
but the body is of Christ.
These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.
which are a shadow of coming things, but the body is of Christ.
which are the shadowe of the thinges that were for to come: but the body selfe is in Christ.
for these were only the shadows of future things, prefiguring Christ, who is the substance.
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.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
These are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
which are nothinge but shaddowes of thynges to come: but the body is in Christ.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body [is] of the Christ;
These things were like a shadow of what was to come. But what is true and real has come and is found in Christ.
these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
These things are only a shadow of what was to come. But Christ is real!
These are a shadow of things that are coming, but the body is of the Messiah.
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
Which are but a shadowe of thinges to come: but the body is in Christ.
These are shadows of things to come; but the main objective is Christ.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Messiah's.
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the realitysubstance">[fn] belongs to Christ.Hebrews 8:5; 9:9; 10:1;">[xr]
which are shadows of those to come, but the body is the Meshiha.
which were shadows of the things then future; but the body is the Messiah.
which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
These things are a picture of what is coming. The important thing is Christ Himself.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
Which are a shadow of the things to come, whereas, the body, is of the Christ.
Which are a shadow of things to come: but the body is of Christ.
which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality is Christ.
Which are shadowes of thynges to come: but the body (is) of Christe.
In the past these things were like a shadow that showed what was coming. But the new things that were coming are found in Christ.
things which are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
All such things are only a shadow of things in the future; the reality is Christ.
or of sabatis, whiche ben schadewe of thingis to comynge; for the bodi is of Crist.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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a shadow: John 1:17, Hebrews 8:5, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 10:1
the body: Matthew 11:28, Matthew 11:29, Hebrews 4:1-11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:24 - General 2 Chronicles 31:3 - for the new moons Song of Solomon 2:9 - he standeth Isaiah 66:23 - that from Matthew 5:17 - but John 14:6 - the truth Romans 10:4 - Christ Romans 14:3 - judge Romans 14:5 - esteemeth Romans 14:17 - is 1 Corinthians 10:4 - that Rock 2 Corinthians 3:13 - to the Galatians 3:24 - the law Galatians 4:10 - General Hebrews 9:23 - the patterns
Cross-References
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Which are a shadow of things to come,.... By Christ, and under the Gospel dispensation; that is, they were types, figures, and representations of spiritual and evangelical things: the different "meats and drinks", clean and unclean, allowed or forbidden by the law, were emblems of the two people, the Jews and Gentiles, the one clean, the other unclean; but since these are become one in Christ, the distinction of meats is ceased, these shadows are gone; and also of the different food of regenerate and unregenerate souls, the latter feeding on impure food, the ashes and husks of sensual lusts, or their own works, the former on the milk and meat in the Gospel, the wholesome words of Christ; and likewise the clean meat was a shadow of Christ himself, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose blood is drink indeed. The "holy days", or "feasts" of the Jews, the feasts of tabernacles, of the passover and Pentecost, were types of Christ; the feast of tabernacles, though it was in remembrance of the Israelites dwelling in tents and booths when they came out of Egypt, yet was also a representation of the people of God dwelling in the earthly houses of their tabernacles here on earth; and particularly of Christ's dwelling, or tabernacling in human nature, and who likewise was born at the time of this feast; :-. The passover, as it was a commemoration of the deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt, and of God's passing over their houses when he smote the firstborn of the Egyptians, so it was a type of Christ our passover sacrificed for us, and was kept by Moses in the faith of him, Hebrews 11:28; there is a very great resemblance, in many particulars, between Christ and the paschal lamb; Hebrews 11:28- :. The feast of Pentecost, or the feast of harvest and firstfruits, was a shadow of the firstfruits of the Spirit, which Christ having received, gave to his disciples on that day; and of the harvest of souls to be gathered under the Gospel dispensation, of which the conversion of the three thousand on the day of Pentecost was an earnest and pledge. The "new moon" was typical of the church, which is fair as the moon, and receives all her light from Christ the sun of righteousness; and of the renewed state of the church under the Gospel dispensation, when the old things of the law are passed away, and all things relating to church order, ordinances, and discipline, are become new. The "sabbaths" were also shadows of future things; the grand sabbatical year, or the fiftieth year sabbath, or jubilee, in which liberty was proclaimed throughout the land, a general release of debts, and restoration of inheritances, prefigured the liberty we have by Christ from sin, Satan, and the law, the payment of all our debts by Christ, and the right we have through him to the heavenly and incorruptible inheritance. The seventh year sabbath, in which there was no tilling of the land, no ploughing, sowing, nor reaping, was an emblem of salvation through Christ by free grace, and not by the works of men; and the seventh day sabbath was a type of that spiritual rest we have in Christ now, and of that eternal rest we shall have with him in heaven hereafter: now these were but shadows, not real things; or did not contain the truth and substance of the things themselves, of which they were shadows; and though they were representations of divine and spiritual things, yet dark ones, they had not so much as the very image of the things; they were but shadows, and like them fleeting and passing away, and now are gone:
but the body [is] of Christ: or, as the Syriac version reads it, "the body is Christ"; that is, the body, or sum and substance of these shadows, is Christ; he gave rise unto them, he existed before them, as the body is before the shadow; not only as God, as the Son of God, but as Mediator, whom these shadows regarded as such, and as such he cast them; and he is the end of them, the fulfilling end of them; they have all their accomplishment in him: and he is the body of spiritual and heavenly things; the substantial things and doctrines of the Gospel are all of Christ, they all come by him; all the truths, blessings, and promises of grace; are from him and by him, and he himself the sum of them all. The allusion seems to be to a way of speaking among the Jews, who were wont to call the root, foundation, substance, and essence of a thing, גופא, "the body of it" n: so they say o,
"the constitutions concerning the sanctification of the offerings and the tithes, are, both the one and the other,
גופי תורה, "the bodies", or substantial parts of the law:''
and again p, that
"the constitutions or rules about the sabbath, the festivals and prevarications, they are as mountains that hang by an hair; for the Scripture is small, and the constitutions are many; the judgments and the services, the purifications and uncleannesses, and the incests, they have, upon which they can support themselves, and these, and these, are גופי תורה, "the bodies of the law":''
they say q of a small section, or paragraph, that all the bodies of the law depend upon it: once more r,
"the sabbaths, and the good days (the feasts or holy days) are גופן, "the bodies" of the sign;''
which the phylacteries or frontlets were for; but our apostle says, that Christ is the body and substance of all these shadows, in opposition to these sayings and notions of the Jews: some connect this last clause with the former part of the following verse, rendering it as the Arabic version thus, "because of the communion of the body of Christ, let no man condemn you"; and the Ethiopic version thus, "and let no man account you fools, because of the body of Christ", but there is nothing in the text to support these versions.
n Vid. Misn. Abot, c. 3. sect. 18. & Bartenora in ib. & Halicot Olam, par. 2. c. 1. p. 48. o T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 32. 1. p Misn. Chagiga, c. 1. sect. 8. T. Bab. Chagiga, fol. 11. 2. q T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 63. 1. r T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 36. 2. Vid. T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 5. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which are a shadow of things to come - See the notes at Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 10:1, note. They were only a dim outline of future things, not the reality.
But the body is of Christ - The reality, the substance. All that they signified is of or in Christ. Between those things themselves which are in Christ, and those which only represented or prefigured them, there is as much difference as there is between a body and a shadow; a solid substance and a mere outline. Having now, therefore, the thing itself the shadow can be to us of no value; and that having come which was prefigured, that which was designed merely to represent it, is no longer binding.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Which are a shadow — All these things were types, and must continue in force till the Christ, whom they represented, came; the apostle therefore says that the body - the substance or design of them was of Christ - pointed him out, and the excellent blessings which he has procured. The word σκια, shadow, is often used to express any thing imperfect or unsubstantial; while the term σωμα, body, was used in the opposite sense, and expressed any thing substantial, solid, and firm. The law was but the shadow or representation of good things to come; none should rest in it; all that it pointed out is to be sought and obtained in Christ.
