Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Now Joseph, her husband [to be], being a man who did what was right, and not wanting to make a public spectacle out of her, decided to break off their engagement privately.
New American Standard Bible
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned
King James Version
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Holman Bible
So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man,
International Standard Version
Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.
A Conservative Version
But Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace, intended to dismiss her privately.
American Standard Version
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
Amplified
And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly.
Anderson New Testament
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not choosing to make an example of her, intended to put her away privately.
Bible in Basic English
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
Common New Testament
Then Josnt her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to put her to public shame, was resolved to divorce her quietly.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Joseph her husband, being a good-natur'd man, and unwilling to expose her to publick shame, he designed to put her away privately.
Darby Translation
But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;
Godbey New Testament
And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly.
Goodspeed New Testament
But her husband, Joseph, was an upright man and did not wish to disgrace her, and he decided to break off the engagement privately.
John Wesley New Testament
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and yet not willing to make her a publick example, purposed to put her away privily.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joseph her husband being just, and not willing to expose her to disgrace, wished to let her go in secret.
King James 2000
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, decided to put her away privately.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
Modern King James verseion
But Joseph, her husband to be, being just, and not willing to make her a public example, he purposed to put her away secretly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Joseph her husband, being a perfect man, and loath to make an example of her, was minded to put her away secretly.
Moffatt New Testament
As Joseph her husband was a just man but unwilling to disgrace her, he resolved to divorce her secretly;
Montgomery New Testament
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
NET Bible
Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.
New Heart English Bible
And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Noyes New Testament
Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, purposed to put her away privately.
Sawyer New Testament
But Joseph her husband being a righteous man, and not wishing to make her an example, was designing to put her away privately.
The Emphasized Bible
Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her, - intended, privately, to divorce her.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Joseph her husband being a just man, and not willing to expose her publicly, designed to put her away privately.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Her husband, Joseph, was a religious man and, being unwilling to expose her to contempt, resolved to put an end to their betrothal privately.
Webster
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately.
Weymouth New Testament
But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
Williams New Testament
But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her.
World English Bible
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Worrell New Testament
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her.
Worsley New Testament
but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against mary
Faith » Instances of » Joseph, in obeying the vision about mary and to flee into egypt
Integrity » Instances of » Joseph » in not jealously accusing her of immorality
Jesus Christ » History of » An angel appears to joseph concerning mary (at nazareth)
Joseph » Characteristics of » Charitableness
Joseph » Husband of mary » An angel appears and testifies to the innocence of his betrothed
Kindness » Instances of » Joseph to mary
Miracles » Catalogue of » The incarnation of jesus
Interlinear
De
Ioseph
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
Usage: 0
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thelo
Paradeigmatizo
Boulomai
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 1:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth Of Jesus Christ
18 Now the birth of Christ happened this way: When His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, [but] before they had a sexual relationship, she was discovered to be pregnant by [the power of] the Holy Spirit. 19 Now Joseph, her husband [to be], being a man who did what was right, and not wanting to make a public spectacle out of her, decided to break off their engagement privately. 20 But while he was thinking about the matter, [suddenly] an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream [i.e., a supernatural revelation given during sleep], saying, "Joseph, you descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife, for the baby she is carrying is by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
Names
Cross References
John 8:4-5
They said to Jesus, "This woman was caught in the very act of sexual immorality.
Mark 6:20
It was because Herod was afraid of John, knowing he was a righteous and holy man, so he protected him. And Herod became very disturbed whenever he listened to John, yet he heard him gladly.
Mark 10:4
They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her."
Luke 2:25
Now there was a righteous and devoted man named Simeon at Jerusalem, who was expecting the consolation of the Israelites [i.e., the coming of the Messiah to save them], and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Acts 10:22
They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]."