Matthew 1:19
ContextNETBible | 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. |
NIV © biblegateway Mat 1:19 |
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. |
NASB © biblegateway Mat 1:19 |
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. |
NLT © biblegateway Mat 1:19 |
Joseph, her fianc‚, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her publicly. |
MSG © biblegateway Mat 1:19 |
Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. |
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 1:19 |
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. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 1:19 |
Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. |
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 1:19 |
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. |
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GREEK | iwshf de o anhr authv dikaiov wn mh yelwn deigmatisai apolusai |
NETBible | 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. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “husband.” See following note for discussion. 2 tn Or “send her away.” 2 sn In the Jewish context, “full betrothal was so binding that its breaking required a certificate of divorce, and the death of one party made the other a widow or widower (m. Ketub. 1:2; m. Sota 1:5; m. Git. passim…)” (R. H. Gundry, Matthew: A Commentary on his Literary and Theological Art, 21). |