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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Which are a shadow of things to come,.... By Christ, and under the Gospel dispensation; that is, they were types,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Which are a shadow of things to come - See the notes at Heb 8:5; Heb 10:1, note. They were only a dim outline of future…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Which are a shadow - All these things were types, and must continue in force till the Christ, whom they represented,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Colossians 2:16-23
The apostle concludes the chapter with exhortations to proper duty, which he infers from the foregoing discourse.
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Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a shadow Cp. Heb 8:5; Heb 10:1. The word suggests the idea of "an image cast by an object and representing its form."…
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