17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet (A)ascended to My Father; but go to (B)My brethren and say to them, (C)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to (D)My God and your God.’ ”

18 (E)Mary Magdalene came and told the [a]disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

The Apostles Commissioned(F)

19 (G)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [b]assembled, for (H)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (I)“Peace be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:18 NU disciples, “I have seen the Lord,”
  2. John 20:19 NU omits assembled

17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers(A) and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father(B) and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene(C) went to the disciples(D) with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(E) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(F) be with you!”(G)

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