Joh 20:17 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 17. Touch me not ] μημουαπτου, Cling not to me . απτομαι has this sense in , where the Septuagint use it for the Hebrew dabak , which signifies to cleave, cling, stick , or be glued to . From , it appears that some of the women held him by the feet and worshipped him . This probably Mary did; and our Lord seems to have spoken to her to this effect: "Spend no longer time with me now: I am not going immediately to heaven-you will have several opportunities of seeing me again: but go and tell my disciples, that I am, by and by, to ascend to my Father and God , who is your Father and God also. Therefore, let them take courage."

‏ John 20:17

Verse 17. Touch me not] μημουαπτου, Cling not to me. απτομαι has this sense in Job 31:7, where the Septuagint use it for the Hebrew dabak, which signifies to cleave, cling, stick, or be glued to. From Mt 28:9, it appears that some of the women held him by the feet and worshipped him. This probably Mary did; and our Lord seems to have spoken to her to this effect: "Spend no longer time with me now: I am not going immediately to heaven-you will have several opportunities of seeing me again: but go and tell my disciples, that I am, by and by, to ascend to my Father and God, who is your Father and God also. Therefore, let them take courage."