Matthew 1:19 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

English ASV

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

English Amplified

And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Joseph was a good man. He wanted to do what was right. He did not want Mary to become ashamed in front of people. So he decided to stop their marriage secretly.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Mary's husband, Joseph, was a good man. He did not want to cause her public disgrace, so he planned to divorce her secretly.

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, had in mind to divorce her privately.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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.

English NIV

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

English NKJ 1982

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

English NLT

Joseph, her fiance, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her publicly.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Her fiancé, Joseph, was a righteous man full of integrity and he didn’t want to disgrace her, but when he learned of her pregnancy he secretly planned to break the engagement.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Joseph, her fiance, being a man of stern principle, decided to break the engagement but to do it quietly, as he didn't want to publicly disgrace her.

English Tyndale 1537

Then her husband Joseph being a perfect man, and loth to defame(make an example of) her, was minded to put her away secretly.

Matthew 1:19 — Compare Translations