Mark 10:6

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

Cross-references

Genesis 1:27 is the direct source for Jesus' quote 'male and female he made them'—a creation foundation for marriage.

Genesis 5:2 Parallel

Genesis 5:2 records God creating them male and female and naming them 'Mankind' — the same creation fact Jesus quotes.

Malachi 2:14-16 uses the creation basis to condemn divorce, prefiguring Jesus' argument for marriage permanence.

Genesis 2:24 draws the logical conclusion from male and female creation: a man leaves parents and becomes one flesh with his wife.

Malachi 2:15 emphasizes God made them one for godly offspring, reinforcing the creation purpose for marriage.