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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. |
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. |
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not want to disgrace her, desired to put her away (or, divorce her) secretly. |
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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. |
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. |
However, Joseph, her husband, being a conscientious, law-abiding man and yet not proposing to make her a public example, after mature consideration desired to dismiss her secretly. |
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Whereupon Joseph, her future husband, who was a good man and did not want to see her disgraced, planned to break off the engagement quietly. |
But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her. |
Then 1161 Joseph 2501 her 846 husband, 435 being 5607 a just 1342 man, and 2532 not 3361 willing 2309 to make her 846 a publick example, 3856 was minded 1014 to put her 846 away 630 privily. 2977 |
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- The Rulers of the Darkness of This Age; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard To see how Jesus dealt with these lords of darkness, we must turn to John’s account of Jesus’ encounter with some Jews who asked Him who He was.