Colossians 2:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
μέλλω
coming,
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μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
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σῶμα
body is
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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σκιά
a shadow
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σκιά
"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
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