Matthew 19:4

And He responding said to them, Have you not read, that the one having made them from the beginning made them male and female?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

In Context

3And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him; Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?

5And He said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:3And He said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

Matthew 21:42Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?

Mark 2:25And He said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, and those with him?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →

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