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John 20:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
John 20:17-19
1599 Geneva Bible
17 [a]Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my [b]brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto [c]my Father, and to your Father, and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
19 ¶ (A)[d]The same day then at night, which was the first day of the week, and when the [e]doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be unto you.
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- John 20:17 Christ which is risen, is not to be sought in this world according to the flesh, but in heaven by faith, whither he is gone before us.
- John 20:17 By his brethren he meaneth his disciples: for in the next verse following, it is said, that Mary told his disciples.
- John 20:17 He calleth God his Father because he is his Father naturally in the Godhead, and he saith your Father, because he is our Father by grace, through the adoption of the sons of God: that is, by taking us of his free grace to be his sons, Epiphanius.
- John 20:19 Christ in that that he presented himself before his disciples suddenly through his divine power, when the gates were shut, doth fully assure them both of his resurrection, and also of their Apostleship, inspiring them with the holy Ghost, who is the director of the ministry of the Gospel.
- John 20:19 Either the doors opened to him of their own accord, or the very walls themselves were a passage for him.
John 20:17-19
New International Version
John 20:17-19
New International Version
17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers(A) and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father(B) and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
18 Mary Magdalene(C) went to the disciples(D) with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(E) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(F) be with you!”(G)
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