Joh 20:17 | TNotes | STEP | 20:17 Mary thought that with the resurrection, Jesus would resume normal relations with his disciples. She was trying to cling to the joy she discovered in her resurrected Lord. But his fellowship with her would come in a new form (20:22 ). Jesus had not yet ascended to complete his return to the Father, but the process was underway. Before his final departure, he would give the Holy Spirit (20:22 ; see 14:15-21 , 26 ; 15:26-27 ; 16:5-15 ).

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‏ John 20:17

20:17 ^a Mary thought that with the resurrection, Jesus would resume normal relations with his disciples. She was trying to cling to the joy she discovered in her resurrected Lord. But his fellowship with her would come in a new form (20:22 ^b). Jesus had not yet ascended to complete his return to the Father, but the process was underway. Before his final departure, he would give the Holy Spirit (20:22 ^c; see 14:15-21 ^d, 26 ^e; 15:26-27 ^f; 16:5-15 ^g).