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16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

Mary turned toward Jesus and said in the Hebrew language,[a] “Rabboni.” (This means “Teacher.”)

17 Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold on to me, because I have not yet gone up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene went and said to the followers, “I saw the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.

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  1. 20:16 Hebrew language Or Aramaic, the languages of many people in this region in the first century.

16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,(A) “Rabboni!”(B) (which means “Teacher”).

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

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

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