To assure her that he was not yet leaving, Jesus instructed Mary to stop clinging to him but instead to go and declare to his disciples the news of his resurrection. ​ — John 20: 17.
Bet Jēzus, gribēdams apliecināt, ka viņš vēl negrasās doties prom, teica, lai Marija Magdalēna viņu atlaiž, un lika paziņot pārējiem mācekļiem par viņa augšāmcelšanos.