Matthew 1:19
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
KJV
Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, δίκαιος ὢν καὶ μὴ θέλων αὐτὴν δειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν.
Greek NT
Joseph autem vir ejus cum esset justus, et nollet eam traducere, voluit occulte dimittere eam.
Vulgate
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
ASV
Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- δειγματίσαι — SBLGNT
- δειγματίσαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- παραδειγματίσαι — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. And what may be the reason that Matthew said not at the beginning, in the same way as the prophet, the vision which I saw, and the word which came unto me? Because he was writing unto men well disposed, and exceedingly attentive to him. For both the miracles that were done cried aloud, and they who received the word were exceeding faithful. But in the case of the prophets, t…
'Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.' See Matt. i. 19. When Joseph was troubled by Mary's conception, the angel came to him in a dream and said: 'Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.' See Matt. i. 20. S…
Cross-references
- Deut 22:21 — Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in
- Deut 24:1 — When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and
- Gen 38:24 — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring h
- John 8:4 — They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- Lev 20:10 — And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- Luke 2:25 — And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Mark 6:20 — For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
- Mark 10:4 — And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
- Matt 19:7 — They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
- Ps 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.