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17 Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me, because I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I’m ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 So Mary Magdalene[a] went and announced to the disciples, “I’ve seen the Lord!” She also told them what he had told her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples(A)

19 It was the evening of the first day of the week,[b] and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders.[c] Jesus came and stood among them. He told them, “Peace be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:18 Or Mary of Magdala
  2. John 20:19 Or evening of that day, the first of the Sabbaths
  3. John 20:19 I.e. Judean leaders

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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