Mark 10:6

Teachings about Divorce · Mark 10:1–12
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Translations

Modern
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
Traditional
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Literal
…but from the beginning of creation, ‘He made them male and female.’
Latin
…ab initio autem creaturæ masculum et feminam fecit eos Deus.

Interlinear

Greek
English
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Notes

God allowed divorce because people’s hearts were hard, meaning they would not obey God. But the passages that Jesus quotes from the law of Moses show God’s true plan for marriage (Genesis 1:27; 2:23–24; see also Malachi 2:16). These passages show that God values marriage. In marriage, a man and woman form a new union, and the two become one. People should not go against God’s will by separating what God has joined together.

This section is the second cycle (see study note on 8:27–9:1) containing:

Events

Parallels

Matthew 19:1–12

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Creation Mark, Gospel of Marriage, Marriage Customs Travel

Topics

God: Creator Husbands: should Have but One Wife Jesus, the Christ: Interprets the Law Concerning Marriage and Divorce (In Peraea) Man: Created Marriage: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Polygamy: Forbidden Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament