Mark 10:6

6 But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

Mark 10:6 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:6

But from the beginning of the creation
Of the world, or of man: (Mlwe lv wtyyrb tlxtm) , "from the beginning of the creation of the world", is a way of speaking often used by the Jews ^F18: the phrase "of the creation" is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions; and so it was in Beza's most ancient copy, and it is only read, "from the beginning", as in Mt 19:4,8, (See Gill on Matthew 19:4), (See Gill on Matthew 19:8).

God made them male and female;
the first that were created, Adam and Eve, the first parents of mankind, the first couple that came together were one male and one female; so that there could be no polygamy or divorce: Adam could not have more wives than one: nor could he put away Eve, and marry another; no provision was made for any such usages and practices; (See Gill on Matthew 19:4). In the Complutensian edition, it is added, "and said", the following words.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 3. fol. 2. 3. & sect. 4. fol. 4. 1.

Mark 10:6 In-Context

4 So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."

5 But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

6 But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,

8 and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

Footnotes

• [a] A quotation from Gen 1:27; 5:2