• John 20:17
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 17 λέγει Is saying αὐτῇ to her Ἰησοῦς Jesus Μή Not μου of me ἅπτου, be touching, οὔπω not yet γὰρ for ἀναβέβηκα I have ascended πρὸς toward τὸν the πατέρα· Father; πορεύου be going δὲ but πρὸς toward τοὺς the ἀδελφούς brothers μου of me καὶ and εἰπὲ say αὐτοῖς to them ᾿Αναβαίνω I am ascending πρὸς toward τὸν the πατέρα Father μου of me καὶ and πατέρα Father ὑμῶν of YOU καὶ and θεόν God μου of me καὶ and θεὸν God ὑμῶν. of YOU.

  • John 20:17
    King James Version

    • 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
    American Standard Version

    • 17 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.

  • John 20:17
    The Bible in Living English

    • 17* Jesus said to her “Do not touch me, for I have not yet gone up to my Father. But go to my brothers and tell them ‘I am going to my Father, your Father, my God, your God.’”

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 20:17

      Stop clinging to me: The Greek verb haʹpto·mai can mean either “to touch” or “to cling to; to hang on to.” Some translations render Jesus’ words: “Do not touch me.” However, Jesus was not objecting to Mary Magdalene’s merely touching him, since he did not object when other women who saw him after he was resurrected “took hold of his feet.” (Mt 28:9) It appears that Mary Magdalene feared that Jesus was about to ascend to heaven. Moved by her strong desire to be with her Lord, she was holding fast to Jesus, not letting him go. To assure her that he was not yet leaving, Jesus instructed Mary to stop clinging to him and, instead, to go to his disciples and declare the news of his resurrection.

      my God and your God: This conversation between Jesus and Mary Magdalene on Nisan 16, 33 C.E., shows that the resurrected Jesus viewed the Father as his God, just as the Father was God to Mary Magdalene. Two days earlier, when on the torture stake, Jesus had cried out: “My God, my God,” fulfilling the prophecy found at Ps 22:1 and acknowledging his Father as his God. (Mt 27:46; Mr 15:34; Lu 23:46) In the book of Revelation, Jesus also speaks of his Father as “my God.” (Re 3:2, 12) These passages confirm that the resurrected, glorified Jesus Christ worships the heavenly Father as his God, just as Jesus’ disciples do.