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Matthew 19:4

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “created” (κτίσας) before from [the] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς·) before Surely here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “made” (ποιήσας) before from [the] here.

ὁhohe whichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.he whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisto answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to answer”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)particle — “no”G3756no, not.ἀνέγνωτεanegnōteto readἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to read”, a single actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κτίσαςktisasmadeκτίζω (ktizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “made”, a single actionG2936I create, form, shape, make, always of God.madeἀπ’apthem atἀπό (apo)preposition — “them at”G575from, away from.them atἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningἄρσενarsenmaleἄρσην (arsēn)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “male”, the object formG730male.maleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθῆλυthēlufemaleθῆλυς (thēlus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “female”, the object formG2338female.femaleἐποίησενepoiēsento doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.αὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.ποιήσαςpoiēsasmadeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “made”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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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,

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

But he answering said [to them], Have ye not read that he who made [them], from the beginning made them male and female,

Douay-Rheims

Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, Made them male and female? And he said:

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Genesis 1:27 Genesis 1:27 · King James VersionSo God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.Genesis 1:27 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 5:2 Genesis 5:2 · King James VersionMale and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.Genesis 5:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.