And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this [a]precept. But from the beginning of the creation, God (A)‘made them male and female.’ (B)‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

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  1. Mark 10:5 command

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

And Jesus said to them, “Because of your (A)hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But (B)from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them (C)male and female.’ (D)‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,[a]

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  1. Mark 10:7 Some manuscripts omit and hold fast to his wife