John 20:17

Jesus tells Mary not to cling to him and to announce his ascension to the disciples, now his brothers. His resurrection brings believers into the family of God.

Cross-references · 40

• John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
• Eph 4:8–10This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
• Gal 4:6–7And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
• Gal 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Ps 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
• Eph 1:17–23that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
• Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Heb 2:11–13For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
• 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
• John 7:33So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• John 14:28You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
• Luke 24:49–51And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
• John 1:12–13But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
• John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
• 2 Cor 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
• John 14:2In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
• Matt 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Matt 28:7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
• John 17:25Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
• Rom 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
• Heb 8:10For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• Matt 28:9–10Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
• Rev 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
• Jer 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
• Jer 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
• Rom 8:14–17For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
• Ezek 36:28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
• John 20:27Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
• Ps 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
• John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
• Ezek 37:27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• Luke 10:4Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
• Heb 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• 2 Kgs 7:9Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
• Ps 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

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