He shall cry unto me, thou art my Father,.... Not by creation, as he is the Father of angels and men; nor by adoption, as he is the Father of saints; but by generation, being the begotter of him, Ps 2:7 so that he is Christ's own and proper Father, and Christ is his own and proper Son, Joh 5:18, and he frequently called him his Father, and asserted him to be in this relation to him, Joh 5:17 Joh 10:30, and addressed him, called upon him, and prayed unto him as such, Mt 11:25, "my God"; that chose him to be the Mediator, Redeemer, and Saviour; who made a covenant with him, his chosen; who prepared and provided the human nature of Christ; anointed him with the gifts and graces of his Spirit, and supported him in his sufferings, and crowned him with glory and honour; whom Christ loved as his God, trusted in him as such, obeyed him, and prayed unto him: he called him his God, owned him to be so, and called upon him, and cried unto him, as such, Joh 20:17.
God is the Father of Christ, as Christ is a divine Person; and he is the God of Christ, as Christ is man: these two relations frequently go together in the New Testament, Joh 20:17.