# Connecting Statement:

Jesus begins to teach about marriage and divorce.

# came to him

"came to Jesus"

# testing him, saying to him

Here "tested" is used in a negative sense. AT: "and challenged him by asking him" or "and wanted to trap him by asking him"

# Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female?

Jesus uses a question to respond to the Pharisees. AT: "Surely you have read that in the beginning when God created people he made them male and female" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pharisee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/test]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lawful]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/divorce]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]