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Colossians 2:16-22

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.

18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.

19 He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

20 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules:

21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

22 These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.

Cross References for Colossians 2:16-22

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