Hebrews 8:5 calls the earthly sanctuary a 'shadow and copy' of heavenly things — directly echoing this shadow/reality framework.

Hebrews 9:9 calls OT sacrifices a 'figure' for the present time — the same idea of rituals as shadows pointing ahead.

Hebrews 10:1 says the law is a 'shadow of good things to come,' not the very image — a clear restatement of this verse.

In Matthew 5:17, Jesus came to fulfill the Law — directly supporting Paul's claim that shadows are realized in Christ.

In Romans 10:4, Christ is the culmination of the law — the same idea that shadows find their substance in Him.

In Romans 14:17, the kingdom is not about eating and drinking — echoing that external observances are shadows, not the reality.

In Galatians 3:24, the law is a guardian until Christ — supporting Paul's claim that the law's shadows point to the reality in Christ.

Hebrews 9:23 describes earthly copies needing purification — echoing Colossians 2:17's shadow-to-reality pattern for OT institutions fulfilled in Christ.

In 1 Corinthians 10:4, the rock is identified as Christ — a typological example of an OT shadow pointing to the reality in Christ.

2 Chronicles 31:3 details offerings for Sabbaths and new moons — the very festivals listed here as shadows of things to come.

In Isaiah 66:23, future worship includes new moons and Sabbaths — the same observances Paul calls shadows that find reality in Christ.

In 2 Corinthians 3:13, the veil hides the fading glory of the old covenant — paralleling the idea that shadows pass away in Christ.

Galatians 4:10 rebukes observing days — the same legalistic practices Paul calls shadows in Colossians 2:17, reinforcing that they are not the substance.