John Gill's Exposition on Mark 10:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 provision was made for any such usages and practices; (see Gill on “<401904>Matthew 19:4”). In the Complutensian edition, it is added, “and said”, the following words.

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