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Colossians 2:16

Sabbath Fulfilled or Changed Seventh-Day Sabbath Dietary Laws Fulfilled / Abolished

“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:”

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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Sabbath Fulfilled or Changed

The verse instructs against being judged for observing or not observing the Sabbath, but it does not explicitly state that the Sabbath itself is fulfilled or changed, only that judgment regarding its observance is inappropriate.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse lists "sabbath days" as one item among several (meat, drink, holyday, new moon) in which believers should not be judged. It does not explicitly reference the seventh day as *the* Sabbath or a rest day, nor does it affirm its continued observance.

Dietary Laws Fulfilled / Abolished

The verse does not explicitly state that dietary laws are "abolished" or that "all foods are clean." It focuses on the *judgment* of others regarding these practices, implying that the believer's standing before God is not contingent on adherence to these specific observances. While this strongly suggests a diminished binding nature, it doesn't use the language of outright abolition or universal cleanness for all foods. Some interpretations might argue it refers to ceremonial aspects rather than

Sabbath Fulfilled or Changed

Related Verses

Exodus 12:16

“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.”

Deuteronomy 16:8

“Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.”

Galatians 4:10

“Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.”

Exodus 16:26

“Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.”

Genesis 2:16

“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”

Thematic Connections

Sabbath Fulfilled or Changed Seventh-Day Sabbath Dietary Laws Fulfilled / Abolished

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