John 20:16

The resurrection Joy Love for others Grief

¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

¹⁷ “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
KJV: Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
WEB: Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”
ASV: Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher.
DARBY: Jesus says to her, Mary. She, turning round, says to him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which means Teacher.
BLB: Jesus says to her, “Mary.” Having turned around, she says to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which is to say “Teacher”).

ÅB: Jesus sier til henne: Maria! Da vender hun seg om og sier til ham på hebraisk: Rabbuni! det er mester.
OTB: Jesus sa til henne: «Maria.» Hun snudde seg mot ham og ropte på hebraisk: «Rabboni!» (som betyr «Lærer»).
B1930: Jesus sier til henne: Maria! Da vender hun sig om og sier til ham på hebraisk: Rabbuni! det er mester.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 10:3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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John 1:38
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
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Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
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1 Samuel 3:10
Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
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John 1:49
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
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John 6:25
When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
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Song of Solomon 2:8–17
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
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Matthew 23:7–10
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
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