Matthew 19:4

He answered and sayd vnto them: Have ye not redde how that he which made man at the beginninge made them man and woman

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

3Then came vnto him the pharises temtinge him and sayinge to him: Ys it lawfull for a man to put awaye his wyfe for all maner of causes?

5and sayde: for this thinge shall a ma leve father and mother and cleve vnto his wyfe and they twayne shalbe one flesshe.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:27And God created man after hys lycknesse after the lycknesse of god created he him: male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:23Then sayd Ada this is once bone of my boones and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called woman: because she was take of the man.

Matthew 12:3He sayde vnto the: Haue ye not reed what David did whe he was anhougered and they also which were with him?

Matthew 21:42Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which ye bylders refused ye same is set in ye principall parte of ye corner: this was the lordes doinge and yt is mervelous in oure eyes.

Mark 2:25And he sayde to them: have ye never rede what David dyd when he had nede and was anhogred bothe he and they that 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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