New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 1:19
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
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Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
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ASVAmerican 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.
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And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to make an example of her, resolved to send her away secretly.
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Matthew 1
17 In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
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