Modern Translations New International VersionBecause Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. New Living Translation Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. English Standard Version And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. Berean Study Bible Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. New American Standard Bible And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. NASB 1995 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. NASB 1977 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her away secretly. Amplified Bible And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly. Christian Standard Bible So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. Holman Christian Standard Bible So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. Contemporary English Version Joseph was a good man and did not want to embarrass Mary in front of everyone. So he decided to quietly call off the wedding. Good News Translation Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. International Standard Version Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleThen Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. New King James Version Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. King James 2000 Bible Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, decided to put her away privately. New Heart English Bible And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. 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. American King James Version Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privately. American Standard Version And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. A Faithful Version And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to expose her publicly, was planning to divorce her secretly. Darby Bible Translation But Joseph, her husband, being [a] righteous [man], and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly; English Revised Version 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's Bible Translation Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Then Ioseph her husbande being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publike example, was minded to put her away secretly. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Then Ioseph her husbande, beyng a ryghteous man, and not wyllyng to make her a publique example, was mynded priuily to put her away. Coverdale Bible of 1535 But Ioseph her hussbande was a perfect man, and wolde not bringe her to shame, but was mynded to put her awaie secretely. Tyndale Bible of 1526 The Ioseph her husbande beinge a perfect ma and loth to make an ensample of hir was mynded to put her awaye secretely. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand her husband Joseph being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, resolved to send her away privately. Berean Literal Bible Then Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to shame her publicly, resolved to divorce her quietly. Young's Literal Translation and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away. Smith's Literal Translation And Joseph her husband being just, and not willing to expose her to disgrace, wished to let her go in secret. Literal Emphasis Translation And Joseph, her husband, being righteous, and not wanting her to expose her publicly, resolved to release her secretly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. 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. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBut Yoseph her lord was righteous and did not want to expose her, and he was considering divorcing her secretly. Lamsa Bible But Joseph her husband was a pious man, and did not wish to make it public; so hewas thinking of divorcing her secretly. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThen Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not choosing to make an example of her, intended to put her away privately. Godbey New Testament And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly. Haweis New Testament Then Joseph her husband being a just man, and not willing to expose her publicly, designed to put her away privately. Mace New Testament but Joseph her husband, being a good-natur'd man, and unwilling to expose her to publick shame, he designed to put her away privately. Weymouth New Testament But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal. Worrell New Testament And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her. Worsley New Testament but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;     |