Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 22:28 - New Revised Standard Version If a man meets a virgin who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are caught in the act, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her and they are found, American Standard Version (1901) If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Common English Bible If a man meets up with a young woman who is a virgin and not engaged, grabs her and has sex with her, and they are caught in the act, Catholic Public Domain Version If a man find a girl who is a virgin, who does not have a betrothal, and, taking her, he lies with her, and the matter is brought to judgment, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not espoused, and taking her, lie with her, and the matter come to judgment: |
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
Since he found her in the open country, the engaged woman may have cried for help, but there was no one to rescue her.
the man who lay with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the young woman's father, and she shall become his wife. Because he violated her he shall not be permitted to divorce her as long as he lives.