King James Version

Colossians 2:17

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

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ἅhaWhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.Whichἐστινestinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areσκιὰskiaa shadowσκιάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a shadow”, the subject formG4639a shadow, shade, thick darkness, an outline.This verse uses “a shadow”.a shadowτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μελλόντωνmellontōnof things to comeμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “of things to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.of things to comeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butσῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouis of ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “is of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.is of Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body [is] of the Christ;

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American Standard Version (1901)

which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

Young’s Literal Translation

which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body [is] of the Christ;

World English Bible

which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

Darby Translation

which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.

Douay-Rheims

Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.

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