Colossians 2:16-17

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days – 2:17 these are only ¹  the shadow of the things to come, but the reality ²  is Christ! ³ 

Colossians 2:20

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits ⁴  of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?

[2:17]  ¹ tn The word “only,” though not in the Greek text, is supplied in the English translation to bring out the force of the Greek phrase.

[2:17]  ² tn Grk “but the body of Christ.” The term body here, when used in contrast to shadow (σκιά, skia) indicates the opposite meaning, i.e., the reality or substance itself.

[2:17]  ³ tn The genitive τοῦ Χριστοῦ (tou Cristou) is appositional and translated as such: “the reality is Christ.”

[2:20]  ⁴ tn See the note on the phrase “elemental spirits” in 2:8.