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Matthew 1:19-20
Living Bible
Matthew 1:19-20
Living Bible
19 Then Joseph, her fiancé,[a] 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.
20 As he lay awake[b] considering this, he fell into a dream, and saw an angel standing beside him. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “don’t hesitate to take Mary as your wife! For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit.
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- Matthew 1:19 her fiancé, literally, “her husband.” a man of stern principle, literally, “a just man.”
- Matthew 1:20 As he lay awake, implied in remainder of verse.
Matthew 1:19-20
New International Version
Matthew 1:19-20
New International Version
19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[a] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce(A) her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel(B) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream(C) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- Matthew 1:19 Or was a righteous man and
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