World English Bible
"Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly."
— Matthew 1:19, World English Bible
“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. ”
“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.”
Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,