Matthew 1:19 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁹ Her husband Joseph, being righteous and not willing to shame her publicly, intended to send her away privately.

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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

Mark 10:4

They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Mark 6:20

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When Herod listened to John, he would listen to him gladly and do many things.

Luke 2:25

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Acts 10:22

They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the entire Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for yoʋ to come to his house and to hear a message from yoʋ.”

Acts 27:39

When daybreak came, the sailors did not recognize the land. But they noticed a bay with a beach and decided that, if possible, they would run the ship ashore there.

2 Corinthians 1:15

Because I was confident of this, I intended to come to you first, so that you would be blessed by a second visit.