17 These are a shadow(A) of what was to come;(B) the substance is[a] the Messiah.(C)

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  1. Colossians 2:17 Or substance belongs to

17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(A) the reality, however, is found in Christ.

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These serve as a copy and shadow(A) of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For God said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.(B)[a]

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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy(A) and shadow(B) of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned(C) when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[a](D)

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  1. Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 25:40

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11 But the Messiah has appeared, high priest of the good things that have come.[a] In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation(A)),

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  1. Hebrews 9:11 Other mss read that are to come

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11 But when Christ came as high priest(A) of the good things that are now already here,[a](B) he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle(C) that is not made with human hands,(D) that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

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  1. Hebrews 9:11 Some early manuscripts are to come