Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then Joseph, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly. "
— Matthew 1:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.”
“And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. ”
“Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.”
“Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.”
“Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.”
“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.”
“Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.”
And Jacob conceived Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
And so, all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the transmigration of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the transmigration of Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the procreation of the Christ occurred in this way. After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they lived together, she was found to have conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit.
Then Joseph, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly.
But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit.
And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins.”
Now all this occurred in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: