'Privately' in the Bible
But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"
After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"
When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.
After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."
Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."
But Paul said to them, "After cruelly beating us in public, without trial, Roman citizens though we are, they have thrown us into prison, and are they now going to send us away privately? No, indeed! Let them come in person and fetch us out."