But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts. (A) But from the beginning(B) of creation(C) God[a] made them male and female.[b](D) For this reason a man will leave (E) his father and mother [c]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:6 Other mss omit God
  2. 10:6 Gn 1:27; 5:2
  3. 10:7 Some mss add and be joined to his wife

“It was because your hearts were hard(A) that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’[a](B) ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:6 Gen. 1:27
  2. Mark 10:7 Some early manuscripts do not have and be united to his wife.