Colossians 2:16

16 Therefore no one is to 1act as your judge in regard to 2food or 3drink or in respect to a 4festival or a 5new moon or a 6Sabbath day-

Colossians 2:16 In-Context

14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-
17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.
18 Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,

Cross References 6

  • 1. Romans 14:3
  • 2. Mark 7:19; Romans 14:17; Hebrews 9:10
  • 3. Mark 7:19; Romans 14:17; Hebrews 9:10
  • 4. Leviticus 23:2; Romans 14:5
  • 5. 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 31:3; Nehemiah 10:33
  • 6. Mark 2:27; Galatians 4:10

Footnotes 2

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