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The original Greek verb, which is usually translated "touch," means also "to cling to, hang on by, lay hold of, grasp, handle." It very well have been that Mary feared that Jesus would leave her to ascend to heaven. His instruction to her "not to touch him" was coupled with the assignment to "go to [his] brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.'" (John 20:17, Matthew 28:10) Mary would have been thus assured that Jesus still had business on Earth to attend to and therefore would not depart hastily.

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Jesus told Mary not to cling to him because he had not yet ascended to the Father. This moment demonstrated Jesus' unique status as the resurrected Lord.

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How many days before anyone could touch Jesus after his resurrection?

A:This depends on the passage being read:In Matthew 28:9, the women touch Jesus, holding him by the feet, on the morning of his resurrection. Jesus allowed them to worship him thus.In John 20:17, Jesus says to Mary Magdalene, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended ..." In this gospel, not only could Mary not touch Jesus, but no one could before he rose to heaven.Eight days later, still in John's Gospel at verse 20:27, Jesus forgets his earlier concern and tells Thomas to touch his wounds.


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