Colossians

Colossians 2:17

¹⁷These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.^c

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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

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