Colossians 2:10

2:10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Colossians 2:17

2:17 these are only ¹  the shadow of the things to come, but the reality ²  is Christ! ³ 

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¹ tn The word “only,” though not in the Greek text, is supplied in the English translation to bring out the force of the Greek phrase.

² tn Grk “but the body of Christ.” The term body here, when used in contrast to shadow (σκιά, skia) indicates the opposite meaning, i.e., the reality or substance itself.

³ tn The genitive τοῦ Χριστοῦ (tou Cristou) is appositional and translated as such: “the reality is Christ.”