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Matthew 1:19

19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling xto put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

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Matthew 1:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Matthew 1:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Matthew 1:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Matthew 1:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Matthew 1:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

Matthew 1:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Matthew 1:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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