Matthew 19:4
Strong's Lexicon
[Jesus] answered
ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

Have you not read
ἀνέγνωτε (anegnōte)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

from
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] beginning
ἀρχῆς (archēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Creator
κτίσας (ktisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2936: To create, form, shape, make, always of God. Probably akin to ktaomai; to fabricate, i.e. Found.

‘made
ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

male
Ἄρσεν (Arsen)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 730: Male. Arsen probably from airo; male.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

female’
θῆλυ (thēly)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2338: Female. From the same as thelazo; female.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Jesus answered, Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said to them, ‘Did ye not read, that He who made [them], from the beginning a male and a female made them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Haven’t you read ,” He replied, “that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female,”,

New American Standard Bible
And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created [them] from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,

King James Bible
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

New Living Translation
"Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.'

English Standard Version
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

New American Standard Bible
And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,

King James Bible
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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

International Standard Version
He answered them, "Haven't you read that the one who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female'

NET Bible
He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

American Standard Version
And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

English Revised Version
And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he which made them from the beginning made them male and female,

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said to them, 'Did ye not read, that He who made them, from the beginning a male and a female made them,
















Cross References
Genesis 1:27
So 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.

Malachi 2:15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 19:3
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?

Matthew 19:2
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

Matthew 19:1
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;

Matthew 19:5
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?

Matthew 19:6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matthew 19:7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
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