John 20:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

Cross References

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.

Galatians 3:26

All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus.

John 17:11

Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. So keep them safe by the power of the name that you have given me. Then they will be one with each other, just as you and I are one.

1 John 3:2

My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

John 14:6

“I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the Father.

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had said these things to the disciples, he was taken back up to heaven where he sat down at the right side of God.

Psalm 68:18

When you climbed the high mountain, you took prisoners with you and were given gifts. Your enemies didn't want you to live there, but they gave you gifts.

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and be your Father. You will be my sons and my daughters, as surely as I am God, the All-Powerful.”

Romans 8:29

and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so that his Son would be the first of many children.

John 17:25

Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me.

Matthew 28:7

Now hurry! Tell his disciples that he has been raised to life and is on his way to Galilee. Go there, and you will see him. That is what I came to tell you.”

Matthew 12:50

Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.”

Revelation 21:7

All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Hebrews 8:10

“But now I tell the people of Israel this is my new agreement: ‘The time will come when I, the Lord, will write my laws on their minds and hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

John 20:27

and said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands! Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and have faith!”

John 17:5

Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created.

John 14:28

You have already heard me say that I am going and that I will also come back to you. If you really love me, you should be glad that I am going back to the Father, because he is greater than I am.

John 14:2

There are many rooms in my Father's house. I wouldn't tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to prepare a place for each of you.

John 13:3

Jesus knew that he had come from God and would go back to God. He also knew that the Father had given him complete power.

John 13:1

It was before Passover, and Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and to return to the Father. He had always loved his followers in this world, and he loved them to the very end.

John 7:33

But Jesus told them, “I will be with you a little while longer, and then I will return to the one who sent me.

Luke 10:4

Don't take along a money bag or a travelling bag or sandals. And don't waste time greeting people on the road.

Ezekiel 37:27

and I will live among my people and be their God.

Ezekiel 36:28

You will once again live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Jeremiah 32:38

They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the LORD, will make with the people of Israel: “I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my Father and my God, as well as the mighty rock where I am safe.’

2 Kings 7:9

They said to each other, “This isn't right. Today is a day to celebrate, and we haven't told anyone else what has happened. If we wait until morning, we will be punished. Let's go to the king's palace straight away and tell the good news.”

Matthew 25:40

The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”

Psalm 48:14

“Our God is like this for ever and will always guide us.”

Psalm 43:4

Then I will worship at your altar because you make me joyful. You are my God, and I will praise you. Yes, I will praise you as I play my harp.

Psalm 22:22

and when your people meet, I will praise you, LORD.

2 Kings 4:29

“Gehazi, get ready and go to her house,” Elisha said. “Take along my walking stick, and when you get there, lay it on the boy's face. Don't stop to talk to anyone, even if they try to talk to you.”

Hebrews 11:16

But they were looking forward to a better home in heaven. That's why God wasn't ashamed for them to call him their God. He even built a city for them.

Isaiah 41:10

Don't be afraid. I am with you. Don't tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories.

Mark 12:26

You know about people being raised to life. You know that in the story about Moses and the burning bush, God said, “I am the God worshipped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”