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, "Bring your finger here and feel my hands; bring you hand and put it into my side; and do not be ready to disbelieve but to believe."

And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Remember, I have told you."

Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way."

My brethren

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'

Then He said, "Dismiss all fear! Go and take word to my brethren to go into Galilee, and there they shall see me."

For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers;

For both He who sanctifies and those whom He is sanctifying have all one Father; and for this reason He is not ashamed to speak of them as His brothers;

I ascend

Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

In my Father's house there are many resting-places. Were it otherwise, I would have told you; for I am going to make ready a place for you.

I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."

And now, Father, do Thou glorify me in Thine own presence, with the glory that I had in Thy presence before the world existed.

And remember that I am about to send out my Father's promised gift to rest upon you. But, as for you, wait patiently in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him,

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Your father

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

For those who are led by God's Spirit are, all of them, God's sons.

and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all."

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of His Son to enter your hearts and cry "Abba! our Father!"

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I will be his God and he shall be one of My sons.

Your god

But this is the Covenant that I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and will write them upon their hearts. And I will indeed be their God and they shall be My People.

but, as it is, we see them eager for a better land, that is to say, a heavenly one. For this reason God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has now prepared a city for them.

And I heard a loud voice, which came from the throne, say, "God's dwelling place is among men and He will dwell among them and they shall be His peoples. Yes, God Himself will be among them.

General references

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;