Noli me tangere

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This article is about the Latin phrase. For the novel by Jose Rizal, see Noli Me Tangere (novel). For the movie, see Out 1.

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Noli me Tangere by Hans Holbein the Younger

Noli me tangere is the Latin version of the words spoken, according to the Gospel of John, by Jesus to Mary Magdalene, meaning "touch me not" (the quotation appears in John 20:17). The words were a popular trope in Gregorian chant, and the moment in which they were spoken was a popular subject for paintings.

It has been argued by the scholar Leon Morris (The Gospel According to John/The New International Commentary on the New Testament) that the Greek original (Μή μου πτου) is better represented by a translation of cease from holding on to me or stop clinging to me, signifying that Jesus is saying that although he is risen he has not returned in the same form that he left.^{[citation needed]} He will soon ascend and will presage the sending of the Spirit.