19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.


In Context

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Matthew 1:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:19Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man,] and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:19Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privately.