19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

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.

19 Because Mary’s husband, Joseph, was a good man, he did not want to disgrace her in public, so he planned to divorce her secretly.

19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

19 But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;

19 Her husband Joseph was an honorable man and did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to break the marriage agreement with her secretly. 

19 So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.

19 So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.

19 Her husband Joseph was a godly man. He did not want to put her to shame in public. So he planned to divorce her quietly.

19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.