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NASB | John 20:17 Jesus *said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:17 Jesus said to her, "Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.'" |
Bible Question: dear fellow members please answer me. after resurection why jesus told mary not to touch him, where as before acession he blessed and touched others. |
Bible Answer: Hi jayaraj: Welcome to the forum! Scripture doesn't really say why, other then Jesus instructed her not to cling to Him as He had not yet ascended to the Father. I believe we can assume however that He did ascended to the Father in the interim between verse 17 and verse 19. Also we are aware that soon after, He instructs Thomas to touch Him. So we assume according to His very words, that He somehow, needed to. That He did indeed, ascended to the Father, sometime between vs17 and 19. One of those places that God doesn't explain himself. But then, He can do just as He pleases, cant He? :-) God bless John |