And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Jesus replied, 'Haven't you read that from the very beginning, God created people as male and female?'
Jesus pointed them back to God's original design from day one.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, Jesus was often challenged by the Pharisees, who were strict interpreters of Jewish law, on topics like marriage and divorce, as these were hotly debated issues in Jewish society. In Matthew 19, Jesus responds to their question by quoting from the Genesis creation account, emphasizing that God designed humans as male and female from the very beginning to underscore the permanence of God's original plan. This approach highlighted the authority of Scripture over human customs that had allowed for loopholes in marriage laws.
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