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: "Place your finger here, and look at my hands; and place your hand here, and put it into my side; and do not refuse to believe, but believe."

And then go quickly and say to him disciples 'He has risen from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' Remember, I have told you."

Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet any one on your journey.

My brethren

For any one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.'

"Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee, and they shall see me there."

For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.

For he who purifies, and those whom he purifies, all spring from One; and therefore 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 the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

In my Father's Home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.

I came out from the Father, and have come into the world; and now I am to leave the world, and go to the Father."

And now do thou honor me, Father, at thy own side, with the honor which I had at thy side before the world began.

And now I am myself about to send upon you that which my Father has promised. But you must remain in the city until you have been invested with power from above."

My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;

That is why it is said--'When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to mankind.'

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Your father

But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

All who are guided by the Spirit of God are Sons of God.

And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'

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

And it is because you are sons that God sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, with the cry--'Abba, our Father.'

Dear friends, we are God's Children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is that, when it is revealed, we shall be like Christ; because we shall see him as he is.

He who conquers shall enter into possession of these things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my Son.

Your god

"This is the Covenant that I will make with the People of Israel After those days," says the Lord. "I will impress my laws on their minds, and will inscribe them on their hearts; And I will be their God, and they shall be my People.

But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, which said-- 'See! the Tabernacle of God is set up among men. God will dwell among them, and they will be his Peoples, and God himself will be among them,

General references

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