17Jesus 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.
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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. …
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. …
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-18)St. Mark tells us that Christ appeared first to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9); that appearance is here largely related; and we may observe, I. The constancy and fervency of Mary Magdalene’s affection to the Lord Jesus, John 20:11. 1. She staid at the sepulchre, when Peter and John were gone, because there her Master had lain, and there she was likeliest to hear some tidings of him. Note, (1.) Where t…
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