Matthew 1:19 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁹ And Yosĕph her husband, being righteous, and not wishing to make a show of her, had in mind to put her away 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

Matthew 1:19 Cross References

Genesis 38:24

And it came to be, about three new moons after, that Yehuḏah was informed, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has whored, and see, she has conceived by whoring.” And Yehuḏah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”

Genesis 6:9

This is the genealogy of Noaḥ. Noaḥ was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noaḥ walked with Elohim.

Leviticus 19:20

‘And when a man has intercourse with a woman who is a female servant, engaged to a man, and to be ransomed, but she has not been ransomed nor set free, there should be an inquiry. But they are not put to death, because she was not free.

Leviticus 20:10

‘And a man who commits adultery with the wife of another man, who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbour: the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.

Mark 10:4

And they said, “Mosheh allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away.”

Mark 6:20

for Herodes feared Yoḥanan, knowing that he was a righteous and set-apart man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed, yet heard him gladly.

Luke 2:25

And see, there was a man in Yerushalayim whose name was Shim‛on, and this man was righteous and dedicated, looking for the comforting of Yisra’ĕl. And the Set-apart Spirit was upon him.

Acts 10:22

And they said, “Cornelius the captain, a righteous man and one who fears Elohim and well spoken of by the entire nation of the Yehuḏim, was instructed by a set-apart messenger to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

Acts 27:39

And when day came, they did not recognise the land, but they noted a certain bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.

2 Corinthians 1:15

And relying on this I intended to come to you before, that you might twice receive a favour,

Deuteronomy 22:20

But if the matter is true, that the girl was not found a maiden,”