Colossians 2:17

NETBible

these are only 1  the shadow of the things to come, but the reality 2  is Christ! 3 

NIV ©

These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

NASB ©

things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.

NLT ©

For these rules were only shadows of the real thing, Christ himself.

MSG ©

All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.

BBE ©

For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ’s.

NRSV ©

These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

NKJV ©

which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

KJV
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NASB ©
things which
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GREEK
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NETBible

these are only 1  the shadow of the things to come, but the reality 2  is Christ! 3 

NET Notes

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 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.

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