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NASB | Colossians 2:17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:17 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. |
Subject: Present tense |
Bible Note: Note that whatever Paul is referring to as a shadow he says that they "are" and not "were" which is what would be required if these things ended at the Cross. |