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Colossians 2:16-17

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.

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

Cross References for Colossians 2:16-17

Psalms 81:3 - Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast; Click to read the verse Psalms 81:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 81:3

1 Timothy 4:3 - They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3

Genesis 9:3 - Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I no... Click to read the verse Genesis 9:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 9:3

Mark 2:27 - Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Click to read the verse Mark 2:27 Click to read the verse Mark 2:27

Ezekiel 20:12 - Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord made them... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:12

Deuteronomy 14:3-21 - Do not eat any detestable thing. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:3-21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:3-21

1 Timothy 4:3-5 - They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3-5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3-5

Acts 15:20 - Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexu... Click to read the verse Acts 15:20 Click to read the verse Acts 15:20

Galatians 2:12-13 - Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:12-13 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:12-13

Mark 2:27-28 - Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Click to read the verse Mark 2:27-28 Click to read the verse Mark 2:27-28

Nehemiah 10:31 - “When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not bu... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31

James 4:11 - Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speak... Click to read the verse James 4:11 Click to read the verse James 4:11

Ezekiel 4:14 - Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I ha... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 4:14 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 4:14

Isaiah 1:13 - Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:13

Ezekiel 45:17 - It will be the duty of the prince to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings and drink off... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:17

Hebrews 9:10 - They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations a... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:10

Amos 8:5 - saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that w... Click to read the verse Amos 8:5 Click to read the verse Amos 8:5

Numbers 28:1-29 - Daily Offerings The Lord said to Moses, Click to read the verse Numbers 28:1-29 Click to read the verse Numbers 28:1-29

Matthew 15:11 - What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his mouth, that... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:11

Romans 14:2-3 - One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only v... Click to read the verse Romans 14:2-3 Click to read the verse Romans 14:2-3

Hebrews 13:9 - Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be stren... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9

Leviticus 11:8 - You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8

Colossians 2:20 - Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belo... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:20 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:20

Leviticus 16:31 - It is a sabbath of rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:31 Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:31

Numbers 10:10 - Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed feasts and New Moon festivals—you are to sound t... Click to read the verse Numbers 10:10 Click to read the verse Numbers 10:10

Nehemiah 10:33 - for the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for th... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:33 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:33

Leviticus 23:1-44 - The Lord said to Moses, Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:1-44 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:1-44

Deuteronomy 16:1-17 - Passover Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God, because in ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:1-17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Numbers 28:11 - Monthly Offerings “‘On the first of every month, present to the Lord a burnt offering of two yo... Click to read the verse Numbers 28:11 Click to read the verse Numbers 28:11

2 Kings 4:23 - “Why go to him today?” he asked. “It’s not the New Moon or the Sabbath.” “It’s all right,” she ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:23

1 Chronicles 23:31 - and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord on Sabbaths and at New Moon festivals a... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 23:31 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 23:31

1 Samuel 20:5 - So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon festival, and I am supposed to dine with the kin... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:5 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:5

Galatians 4:10 - You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! Click to read the verse Galatians 4:10 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:10

Romans 14:20-21 - Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a m... Click to read the verse Romans 14:20-21 Click to read the verse Romans 14:20-21

Psalms 42:4 - These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the... Click to read the verse Psalms 42:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 42:4

1 Samuel 20:18 - Then Jonathan said to David: “Tomorrow is the New Moon festival. You will be missed, because yo... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:18 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 20:18

Nehemiah 8:9 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing th... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:9 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:9

Romans 14:10 - You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will ... Click to read the verse Romans 14:10 Click to read the verse Romans 14:10

1 Corinthians 10:28-31 - But if anyone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for t... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:28-31 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:28-31

Mark 7:19 - For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying th... Click to read the verse Mark 7:19 Click to read the verse Mark 7:19

Acts 15:1 - The Council at Jerusalem Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the brother... Click to read the verse Acts 15:1 Click to read the verse Acts 15:1

Acts 11:3-18 - and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” Click to read the verse Acts 11:3-18 Click to read the verse Acts 11:3-18

1 Corinthians 8:7-13 - But not everyone knows this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat su... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:7-13

Romans 14:13-17 - Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put an... Click to read the verse Romans 14:13-17 Click to read the verse Romans 14:13-17

Leviticus 17:10-15 - “‘Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood—I will set my face against th... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10-15 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10-15

Ezekiel 46:1-3 - “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court facing east is to be shut o... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1-3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1-3

Romans 14:5-6 - One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each... Click to read the verse Romans 14:5-6 Click to read the verse Romans 14:5-6

Leviticus 11:2-47 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:2-47 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:2-47