Matthew 19:4

And, he, answering, said—Did ye never read—He who created at the beginning, Male and female, made them,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 there came unto him Pharisees, testing him, and saying,—Whether is it allowed a man to divorce his wife, for every cause?

5and said—For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and be united to his wife,—and, the two, will become, one flesh;

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Cross References

Genesis 1:27And God created the man in his own image, In the image of God, created he him,—Male and female, created he, them.

Genesis 2:23And the man said, This, one, now, is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh! This, one shall be called Woman, for, out of a man, hath this one been taken.

2 Chronicles 24:3And Jehoiada took for him two wives,—and he begat sons and daughters.

Matthew 12:3And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how

Matthew 21:42Jesus saith unto them—Have ye, never, read in the Scriptures, A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become, head of the corner: From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvellous in our eyes.

Mark 2:25And he saith unto them—Have ye never read what David did, when he had need and hungered,—he, and they who were 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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