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Mark 10:6

What does Mark 10:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 10:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 10:6 means

Jesus appeals to the very beginning of creation, before the fall, to establish God's original design for marriage. He quotes from Genesis 1:27 and 2:24, emphasizing that God created humanity as 'male and female.' This foundational truth underscores the complementary nature and divine origin of two distinct genders, which is essential for the marital union.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But from the first, male and female made he them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

but from [the] beginning of [the] creationGod made them male and female.

Context

Having explained Moses' concession for divorce, Jesus now grounds His teaching in God's original design for humanity. By explicitly referencing creation, He elevates the discussion of marriage from legal debate to a divine institution, setting the stage for His declaration of the indissoluble nature of the marital bond.

v.5But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

v.6This passage

v.7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Malachi 2:14

    Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

  • 2 Peter 3:4

    and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

  • Mark 13:19

    For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.

  • Genesis 1:27

    And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

  • Genesis 5:2

    male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

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