Matthew 1:18-19

The Birth of Jesus Christ

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, ¹  she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 1:19 Because Joseph, her husband to be, ²  was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her ³  privately.

[1:18]  ¹ tn The connotation of the Greek is “before they came together in marital and domestic union” (so BDAG 970 s.v. συνέρχομαι 3).

[1:19]  ² tn Grk “husband.” See following note for discussion.

[1:19]  ³ tn Or “send her away.”