John 20:17

The resurrection Heaven and the new creation

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.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

“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.

¹⁹ It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

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: “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.’”
KJV: Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
WEB: Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
ASV: Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.
DARBY: Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and [to] my God and your God.
BLB: Jesus says to her, “Do not touch Me, for not yet have I ascended to the Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your⁺ Father, and [to] My God and your⁺ God.’”

ÅB: Jesus sier til henne: Rør ikke ved meg! for jeg er enda ikke faret opp til Faren; men gå til mine brødre og si til dem: Jeg farer opp til min Far og deres Far, og til min Gud og deres Gud!
OTB: Jesus sa: «Hold meg ikke fast, for jeg har ennå ikke steget opp til min Far. Gå heller til mine brødre og si til dem: ‘Jeg stiger opp til min Far og deres Far, til min Gud og deres Gud.’»
B1930: Jesus sier til henne: Rør ikke ved mig! for jeg er ennu ikke faret op til Faderen; men gå til mine brødre og si til dem: Jeg farer op til min Fader og eders Fader, og til min Gud og eders Gud!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 16:28
I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
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Ephesians 4:8–10
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
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1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Galatians 4:6–7
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
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John 17:11
I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
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Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
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Hebrews 2:11–13
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
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Mark 16:19
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
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