John 20:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Touch

John 20:27

Matthew 28:7

Luke 10:4

My brethren

Hebrews 2:11

I ascend

Your father

Revelation 21:7

Your god

Hebrews 8:10

Hebrews 11:16

Revelation 21:3

General references

Galatians 3:26

Bible References

Touch

Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands, and take your hand and put it in my side, and be no longer unbelieving, but believe!"

Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way.

My brethren

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!"

The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.'

Jesus said to them, "You need not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee and they will see me there."

For those whom he had marked out from the first he predestined to be made like his Son, so that he should be the eldest of many brothers;

For both he who purifies them and they who are purified spring from one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

I ascend

Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

There are many rooms in my Father's house; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.

I did come from the Father and enter the world. Now I am leaving the world again and going back to the Father."

Now, Father, do such honor to me in your presence as I had done me there before the world existed.

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. Wait here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation through the knowledge of himself,

So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind."

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead,

Your father

But to all who did receive him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God,

For all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's sons.

I will become a father to you, And you shall become my sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty."

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through your faith.

And because you are sons, God has sent into our hearts the spirit of his Son, with the cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.

Dear friends, we are God's children now; it has not yet been disclosed what we are to be. We know that if he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

He who is victorious will possess all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Your god

'For this is the agreement that I will make with the house of Israel, In those later days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, And write them on their hearts, And they will have me for their God, And I will have them for my people.

But, as it is, their aspirations are for a better, a heavenly country! That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city to receive them.

I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See! God's dwelling is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them,

General references

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through your faith.