John 20:17
“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.’”
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.
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.’”
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Touch
- Or rather, "embrace me not," or, "cling not to me," [me mou hapsomai,] "Spend no more time with me now in joyful gratulations: for I am not yet immediately going to ascend to my Father; you will have several opportunities of seeing me again; but go and tell my disciples that I shall depart to my Father and your Father."
- John 20:27; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 7:9; Matthew 28:7, 9; Luke 10:4
- my brethren
- Psalm 22:22; Matthew 12:50; Matthew 25:40; Matthew 28:10; Romans 8:29; Hebrews 2:11–13
- I ascend
- John 13:1, 3; John 14:2, 6, 28; John 16:28; John 17:5, 11, 25; Psalm 68:18; Psalm 89:26; Luke 24:49–51; Ephesians 1:17–23; Ephesians 4:8–10; 1 Peter 1:3
- your Father
- John 1:12, 13; Romans 8:14–17; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 3:26; Galatians 4:6, 7; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 21:7
- your God
- Genesis 17:7, 8; Psalm 43:4; Psalm 48:14; Isaiah 41:10; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 36:28; Ezekiel 37:27; Zechariah 13:7–9; Hebrews 8:10; Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 21:3