King James Bible
KJVThen Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Matthew 1:19 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly; | |
English Revised VersionERV | And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately. | |
World English BibleWEB | Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away. | |
American King James VersionAKJV | Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privately. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal. |