Matthew 1:19

1:19 Because Joseph, her husband to be, ¹  was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her ²  privately.

Matthew 12:30

12:30 Whoever is not with me is against me, ³  and whoever does not gather with me scatters. ⁴ 

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

[1:19]  ² tn Or “send her away.”

[12:30]  ³ sn Whoever is not with me is against me. The call here is to join the victor. Failure to do so means that one is being destructive. Responding to Jesus is the issue.

[12:30]  ⁴ sn For the image of scattering, see Pss. Sol. 17:18.