Verse Comparison: Colossians 2:17
American Standard Version
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
Amplified® Bible
Such [things] are only the shadow of things that are to come, {and} they have only a symbolic value. But the reality (the substance, the solid fact of what is foreshadowed, the body of it) belongs to Christ.
Contemporary English Version
These things are only a shadow of what was to come. But Christ is real!
Darby English Version
which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
Good News Bible
All such things are only a shadow of things in the future; the reality is Christ.
International Standard Version
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality 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 a {mere} 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
things which serve as a mere shadow of what will come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
Young's Literal Translation
which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body `is' of the Christ;