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For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
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American Standard Version
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
Christian Standard Bible
These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is Christ.
English Standard Version
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
King James Version
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
New American Standard Bible
things which are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
New International Version
These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
New King James Version
which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
World English Bible
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.