Mat 19:4-5 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : Jesus answers by pointing back to the beginning of creation. He reminds them that God made humans male and female (Genesis 1:27 ). Marriage is God’s idea, and it is meant for one man and one woman.

‏ Matthew 19:4-5

v. 4: Jesus answers by pointing back to the beginning of creation. He reminds them that God made humans male and female (Genesis 1:27 ^a). Marriage is God’s idea, and it is meant for one man and one woman.

v. 5: Then Jesus quotes the Bible: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24 ^b). This shows that marriage is a close, permanent union—like two becoming one person.