Matthew 19:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε, ὅτι ὁ ποιήσας ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς,

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen to them, Not anegnōte, that the one poiēsas from archēs arsen kai thēly epoiēsen them,

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive deponent, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *anegnōte*: aorist, 2nd plural, active - you have read
• *poiēsas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - who made/created
• *archēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - beginning
• *arsen*: accusative, neuter, singular - male
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *thēly*: accusative, neuter, singular - female
• *epoiēsen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - made/created

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: answering/in response
• *anegnōte*: have you not read/did you not read
• *poiēsas*: the one who made/the creator
• *archēs*: the beginning/originally

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He answered and sayd vnto them: Have ye not redde how that he which made man at the beginninge made them man and woman

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He answered & sayde vnto the: Haue ye not red, how yt he which made (man) at the begynnynge, made the ma & woma,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he answered & sayd vnto them, Haue ye not read, that hee which made them at the beginning, made them male and female,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered and sayde vnto them: Haue ye not read, that he which created at the begynnyng, made them male and female,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he answered and said unto them, ‹Have ye not read, that he which made› [them] ‹at the beginning made them male and female,›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he answering said to them, `Did ye not read, that He who made `them', from the beginning a male and a female made them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made `them' from the beginning made them male and female,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He answered,“Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 5:2 : 2 He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them 'Mankind' on the day they were created.
• Gen 1:27 : 27 So God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
• Gen 2:18 : 18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'
• Gen 2:23 : 23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'
• Luke 10:26 : 26 He asked him, 'What is written in the Law? How do you read it?'
• Mal 2:15 : 15 Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
• Matt 12:3 : 3 He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?
• Matt 21:6 : 6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus instructed them.
• Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?
• Matt 22:31 : 31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
• Mark 2:25 : 25 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
• Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?
• Mark 12:26 : 26 Regarding the dead being raised—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
• Luke 6:3 : 3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?