1. He had been a brother already. Why, then, this prayer here? It refers to the time after His resurrection, when the previous outward intimacy with Him was no longer allowed, but it was implied it should be renewed at the second coming ( John 20:17 ). For this the Church here prays; meanwhile she enjoys inward spiritual communion with Him. The last who ever "kissed" Jesus Christ on earth was the traitor Judas. The bride's return with the King to her mother's house answers to John 20:17- : , after the mission to Samaria. The rest spoken of ( John 20:17- : ) answers to Acts 9:31 . that sucked . . . mother —a brother born of the same mother; the closest tie. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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