Colossians

Colossians 2:16–17

¹⁶Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. ¹⁷These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.^c

Footnotes

c 2:17 Literally but the body is of the Christ

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Colossians 2:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
no	Μὴ	Mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
judge	κρινέτω	krinetō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
what you eat	βρώσει	brōsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1035 eating, food, a meal, rust
or	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drink	πόσει	posei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4213 drink
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
regard to	μέρει	merei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3313 a part, portion
a feast	ἑορτῆς	heortēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1859 a festival, feast
a New Moon	νεομηνίας	neomēnias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3561 the new moon as a festival
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
a Sabbath	σαββάτων	sabbatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4521 the Sabbath, a week

Colossians 2:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	ἅ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a shadow	σκιὰ	skia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4639 a shadow, thick darkness, an outline
of the things	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
to come	μελλόντων	mellontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3195 I am about to
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
belongs to	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Cross-references

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Colossians 2:16 Romans 14:5–6 · Romans 14:10 · Romans 14:13–17 · Galatians 4:10 · Romans 14:2–3 · Hebrews 13:9 · Ezekiel 45:17 · 1 Chronicles 23:31 · Nehemiah 10:33 · Mark 2:27–28 · Matthew 15:11 · Hebrews 9:10

Colossians 2:17 Hebrews 10:1 · Hebrews 8:5 · John 1:17 · Hebrews 9:9 · Hebrews 4:1–11 · Matthew 11:28–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.