Mark 10:6

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 10:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.
Mark 10:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But from the beginning of the creation, etc..] Of the world, or of man: lw l wtyyrb tltm, “from the beginning of the creation of the world”, is a way of speaking often used by the Jews f187: the phrase “of the creation” is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions; and so it was in Beza's most ancient copy, and it is only read, “from the beginning”, as in <401904> Matthew 19:4,8. µ [ ç j God made them male and female; the first that were created, Adam and Eve, the first parents of mankind, the first couple that came together were one male and one female; so that there could be no polygamy or divorce: Adam could not have more wives than one: nor could he put away Eve, and marry another; no…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12. Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and married Herod. And though instances of this kind “might” have been attempted to be defended by the example of Pagans, yet our Saviour was desirous of showing them that it did not free them from the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“From the beginning of the creation - Therefore Moses in the first of Genesis gives us an account of things from the beginning of the creation. Does it not clearly follow, that there was no creation previous to that which Moses describes? God made them male and female - Therefore Adam did not at first contain both sexes in himself: but God made Adam, when first created, male only; and Eve female only. And this man and woman he joined together, in a state of innocence, as husband and wife. Mark 10:7”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the beginning: Gen 1:1; Pe2 3:4 God: Gen 1:27, Gen 2:20-23, Gen 5:2; Mal 2:14-16 Mark 10:7”
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