Matthew 1:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ Mary’s husband, Joseph, was a good man. He did not want to bring shame to Mary before the people. So he planned to divorce her secretly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Joseph her husband was a righteous man. Because he didn’t want to humiliate her, he decided to call off their engagement quietly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Then Joseph, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly.

Matthew 1:19 Cross References

Luke 2:25

A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man that truly worshiped God. Simeon was waiting for the time when God would come to help Israel (the Jews). The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [35]} was in him.

Mark 6:20

Herod was afraid to kill John. Herod knew that all the people thought John was a good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. But John’s message always bothered Herod.

Leviticus 20:10

“If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor’s wife, then both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery. So both the man and the woman must be put to death!

Genesis 38:24

About three months later, someone told Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar sinned like a prostitute, [232] and now she is pregnant.”

Mark 10:4

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [122]} said, “Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce. {\cf2\super [123]} ”

Leviticus 19:20

“It may happen that a man has sexual relations with a woman who is the slave of {another} man. But this slave woman has not been bought or given her freedom. If this happens, then there must be punishment. But they will not be put to death. Why? Because the woman was not free.

Genesis 6:9

This is the story about the family of Noah. Noah was a good man all his life. Noah always followed God.

Acts 10:22

The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. Cornelius is an army officer. {\cf2\super [208]} He is a good man; he worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. The angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house so that he can listen to the things you have to say.”

Deuteronomy 22:20

“But the things that the husband said about his wife might be true. The wife’s parents might not have the proof that she was a virgin. [137] If this happens,

Acts 27:39

When daylight came the sailors saw land. But they did not know what land it was. They saw a bay with a beach. The sailors wanted to sail the ship to the beach if they could.

2 Corinthians 1:15

I was very sure of all this. That is why I made plans to visit you first. Then you could be blessed twice.