King James Version

John 20:17

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Mine” (μου) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Μήmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myἅπτουhaptouto kindleἅπτω (haptō)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to kindle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG681I kindle, light.This verse uses “kindle”.οὔπωoupōnot yetοὔπωadverb — “not yet”G3768not yet.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀναβέβηκαanabebēkaI ascendἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “I ascend”, a completed action with a present resultG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.This verse uses “ascend”.I ascendπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherπορεύουporeuouto travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to travel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφούςadelphousbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to myκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰπὲeipeto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἀναβαίνωanabainōto ascendἀναβαίνωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to ascend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.This verse uses “ascend”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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.'

Translation Note

The risen Jesus says θεόν μου καὶ θεὸν ὑμῶν, “my God and your God,” and πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, “my Father and your Father.” The King James reads “my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”

The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.” Verse 28 of the same chapter has Thomas say to Jesus, “My Lord and my God.” The Son’s human nature and role have a God. The Father’s address in Hebrews 1:8 calls that Son God.

King James Version. 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.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.’”” Watchtower Online Library

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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 .’”

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me, for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren, and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God.

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