Matthew 19:4-6

4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’^[a]

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’^[b] ?

6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Matthew 19:4 in Other Translations

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,

4 He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ ”

4 He answered, "Haven't you read in your Bible that the Creator originally made man and woman for each other, male and female?

4 "Haven't you read," He replied, "that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female ,

Matthew 19:4-6 In-Context

2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2
• 2. Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31

Footnotes

• [a]. Gen. 1:27
• [b]. Gen. 2:24