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JesusἸησοῦςsaysλέγειto her,αὐτῇ“Mary!”ΜαριάμTurning,στραφεῖσαsheἐκείνηsaysλέγειto himαὐτῷin Hebrew,Ἑβραϊστί“Rabbouni!”Ραββουνι(whichὃmeansλέγεταιTeacher).Διδάσκαλε
John 20:16
Study it in the app“Jesus says to her, “Mary!” Turning, she says to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher).”
Mary weeps by the tomb until Jesus calls her by nameThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
John 20:16, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “MaryΜαριάμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- Turningστραφεῖσαstrapheisa
turn around
To face round toward someone.
Where else “strapheisa” appears- in HebrewἙβραϊστίHebraisti
in Hebrew
In Hebrew; in the New Testament it can also mean Aramaic, the language the Jews of that time spoke.
Where else “Hebraisti” appears- “RabbouniΡαββουνιRabbouni
Rabboni
Rabboni: an Aramaic form of "Rabbi", "my teacher".
Where else “Rabbouni” appears- Teacher)ΔιδάσκαλεDidaskale
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “Didaskale” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene
Mark 16:9-11 summarizes the meeting; the ending of Mark is not in the oldest manuscripts.
See them side by side
John 20:11-18
11But Mary was standing outside at the tomb, weeping. So as she wept, she stooped to look into the tomb; 12and she sees two angels in white, sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13And they say to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She says to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him.” 14Having said this, she turned around, and she sees Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus says to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She, thinking that he was the gardener, says to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.” 16Jesus says to her, “Mary!” Turning, she says to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). 17Jesus says to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’” 18Mary Magdalene comes and announces to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
9Longer ending: Now having risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went and reported it to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11And they, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.
The context
15Jesus says to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She, thinking that he was the gardener, says to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Jesus says to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’”
To study John 20 in a group
1. What it says
What does Mary Magdalene see at the tomb, and at what moment does she recognize Jesus? (vv. 11-18)
2. What it means
Thomas says he will not believe without seeing and touching, and then answers, “My Lord and my God.” What does Jesus say to him? (vv. 24-29)
3. How I live it
John wrote these signs so that we may believe and have life (v. 31). What doubt or question would you like to bring to Jesus today?