John 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

John 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’””

John 20:17 — World English Bible

John 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.”

John 20:17 — American Standard Version

John 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jesus saith to her, `Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'”

John 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation

John 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and [to] my God and your God.”

John 20:17 — Darby Translation

John 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iesus saith vnto her, Touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but goe to my brethren, and say vnto them, I ascend vnto my Father, and to your Father, and to my God, and your God.”

John 20:17 — Geneva Bible

John 20:17 in Context — John 20

15 Dícele Jesús: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿á quién buscas? Ella, pensando que era el hortelano, dícele: Señor, si tú lo has llevado, dime dónde lo has puesto, y yo lo llevaré.

16 Dícele Jesús: ¡María! Volviéndose ella, dícele: ¡Rabboni! que quiere decir, Maestro.

17 Dícele Jesús: No me toques: porque aun no he subido á mi Padre: mas ve á mis hermanos, y diles: Subo á mi Padre y á vuestro Padre, á mi Dios y á vuestro Dios.

18 Fué María Magdalena dando las nuevas á los discípulos de que había visto al Señor, y que [él] le había dicho estas cosas.

19 Y como fué tarde aquel día, el primero de la semana, y estando las puertas cerradas donde los discípulos estaban juntos por miedo de los Judíos, vino Jesús, y púsose en medio, y díjoles: Paz á vosotros.

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What Does John 20:17 Mean?

John 20:17 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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