Colossians 2:17
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”Colossians 2:17
What Does Colossians 2:17 Mean?
Colossians 2:17 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 2, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Resurrection.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Colossians 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:6“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”Hebrews 10:1“For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.”Hebrews 8:5“Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”John 1:17“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”Hebrews 9:9“Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;”Romans 10:4“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”1 Corinthians 10:4“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”Hebrews 4:1“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”2 Corinthians 3:13“And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:”Galatians 3:24“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”Hebrews 9:23“It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”Song of Solomon 2:9“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.”
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