John 20:17
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.
John 20:17 in other translations
| 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.’” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Jesus saith to her, ‘Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to 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. |
| BBE | Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. |
| Webster | Jesus saith 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. |
What does John 20:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 20:16-17
16-17. Jesus saith unto her, Mary--It is not now the distant, though respectful, "Woman." It is the oft-repeated name, uttered, no doubt, with all the wonted manner, and bringing a rush of unutterable and overpowering associations with it. She turned herself, and saith to him, Rabboni!--But that single word of transported recognition was not enough for woman's full heart. Not knowing the change which had passed upon…
Barnes' Notes
My brethren. See Jn 15:15.
My Father and your Father, &c. Nothing was better fitted to afford them consolation than this assurance that his God was theirs, and that, though he had been slain, they were still indissolubly united in attachment to the same Father and God.
(o) "my brethren" Ps 22:22, Rom 8:29, Heb 2:11 (p) "I ascend" Jn 16:28 (q) "your Father" Rom 8:14,15, 2Cor 6:18, Gal 3:26, 4:6,7 (r) "my God" Eph 1:17 (s) "your God" Gen 17:7,8, Ps 43:4,5, 48:14, Isa 41:10, Jer 31:33 Eze 36:28, Zech 13:9, Heb 11:16, Rev 21:3
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 20:11-18
We are likely to seek and find, when we seek with affection, and seek in tears. But many believers complain of the clouds and darkness they are under, which are methods of grace for humbling their souls, mortifying their sins, and endearing Christ to them. A sight of angels and their smiles, will not suffice, without a sight of Jesus, and God's smiles in him. None know, but those who have tasted it, the sorrows of a…
John 20:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 20:17
- John 16:28
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
- Ephesians 4:8-10
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Galatians 4:6-7
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
- John 17:11
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
- Psalms 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
- Hebrews 2:11-13
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
- Mark 16:19
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
- Ephesians 1:17-23
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, …
- Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- John 7:33
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
27; 2Ki 4:29; 7:9; Mt 28:7,9; Lu 10:4
my brethren.
Ps 22:22; Mt 12:50; 25:40; 28:10; Ro 8:29; Heb 2:11-13
I ascend.
13:1,3; 14:2,6,28; 16:28; 17:5,11,25; Ps 68:18; 89:26; Lu 24:49-51
Eph 1:17-23; 4:8-10; 1Pe 1:3
your Father.
1:12,13; Ro 8:14-17; 2Co 6:18; Ga 3:26; 4:6,7; 1Jo 3:2; Re 21:7
your God.
Ge 17:7,8; Ps 43:4; 48:14; Isa 41:10; Jer 31:33; 32:38; Eze 36:28
Eze 37:27; Zec 13:7-9; Heb 8:10; 11:16; Re 21:3
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Context
- John 20:16
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
- John 20:17
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.
- John 20:18
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
John 20:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dícele Jesús: No me toques: porque aun no he subido á mi Padre: mas ve á mis hermanos, y diles: Subo á mi Padre y á vuestro Padre, á mi Dios y á vuestro Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Jésus lui dit: Ne me touche pas, car je ne suis pas encore monté vers mon Père; mais va vers mes frères, et dis-leur: Je monte vers mon Père et votre Père, et vers mon Dieu et votre Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jesus spricht zu ihr: Rühre mich nicht an, denn ich bin noch nicht aufgefahren zu meinem Vater. Gehe aber hin zu meinen Brüdern und sprich zu ihnen: Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater und eurem Vater, und zu meinem Gott und eurem Gott. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicit ei Jesus: Noli me tangere, nondum enim ascendi ad Patrem meum: vade autem ad fratres meos, et dic eis: Ascendo ad Patrem meum, et Patrem vestrum, Deum meum, et Deum vestrum. |