Why did Jesus tell Mary Magdalene she couldn't touch him before he ascends to the Father?

[jas84173]

I often wonder about this when reading the Gospel, why when Mary realizes it is the risen Jesus, does he tell her not to touch him for he has not yet ascended to the Father? What does this imply? What is the reason why she could not touch him, would it defile him or something?

 

[moonlight87]

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[MikeWest]

the Bible doesn’t tell us why.
We can only conjecture.
I really don’t care.
My personal belief is that Jewish
men at that time did not allow
themselves to be touched by
women that they were not
married to. Thus,
Jesus did not want
Magdalene to cause scandal.
Moreover, I believe that he
wanted to emphasize his purity.
In reality, he probably never
even looked at women as an
observant Jewish man would never
gaze on a woman.

 

[pianistclare]

He’s no longer in the earthly world.
She has to let Him go, so that she can experience Him glorified in Heaven.
We have to let go of our loved ones.

 

[Techno2000]

I often wonder about this when reading the Gospel, why when Mary realizes it is the risen Jesus, does he tell her not to touch him for he has not yet ascended to the Father? What does this imply? What is the reason why she could not touch him, would it defile him or something?

Because he now had a new Glorified body .

 

[thistle]

I often wonder about this when reading the Gospel, why when Mary realizes it is the risen Jesus, does he tell her not to touch him for he has not yet ascended to the Father? What does this imply? What is the reason why she could not touch him, would it defile him or something?

D-R Bible, Haydock Commentary:

John 20:

Ver. 17. I will not leave you again; be not in a hurry to touch me; you shall all have this pleasure. I will remain with you some time, before my ascension. Announce my resurrection to my apostles. You shall see me again. This is the interpretation most modern commentators put upon this place. Others suppose, that Magdalene imagined he was risen from the dead to live with men as before, like Lazarus. He addresses these words to her to disabuse her of this notion. (Calmet)