Matthew 19:4

"Have you not read," He replied, "that He who made them `made them' from the beginning `male and female,

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"

5and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

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Cross References

Matthew 12:3"Have you never read," He replied, "what David did when he and his men were hungry?

Matthew 21:42"Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "`The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?

Mark 2:25"Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:

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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