Matthew 1:19

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Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her quietly.

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  • Deut 22:21-24 : 21 then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you. 22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house. 2 When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife. 3 If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies, 4 then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  • John 8:4-5 : 4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 They replied, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.'
  • Ps 112:4-5 : 4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous. 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
  • Mark 10:4 : 4 They replied, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.'
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his peers. Noah walked faithfully with God.
  • Gen 38:24 : 24 About three months later, Judah was told, 'Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant as a result.' Judah said, 'Bring her out and let her be burned!'
  • Lev 19:20 : 20 If a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave designated for another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be an inquiry, but they are not to be put to death because she had not been freed.
  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

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  • Matt 1:20-25
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    20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

    21'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

    24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:24-31
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    24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

    25'The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor on me in these days, to take away my disgrace among the people.'

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

    27to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

    28And the angel came to her and said, 'Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.'

    29But she was deeply troubled by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this could be.

    30

    31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

  • Luke 2:4-7
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    4So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

    5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

    6While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room available for them in the inn.

  • Matt 1:15-16
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    15Eliud was the father of Eleazar; Eleazar was the father of Matthan; Matthan was the father of Jacob.

    16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

  • Gen 39:7-12
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    7After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me."

    8But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

    9"No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

    10Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to lie with her or even be with her.

    11One day, Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants was inside.

    12She caught him by his garment and said, "Sleep with me!" But Joseph left his garment in her hand, ran away, and went outside.

  • Gen 39:19-20
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    19When his master heard the story that his wife told him, saying, "This is how your servant treated me," his anger burned.

    20So Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and he remained there.

  • Luke 23:50
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    50Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, who was a good and righteous man.

  • Matt 2:13-14
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    13After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'

    14So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt.

  • Deut 24:1
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    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

  • Luke 1:34-35
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    34Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?'

    35The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'

  • Matt 2:19
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    19After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

  • Luke 2:33
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    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Luke 1:5
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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.

  • Matt 27:19
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    19While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.'

  • Deut 22:14
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    14accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'

  • Num 5:13
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    13and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Luke 2:19
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    19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

  • Luke 1:38-39
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    38Mary said, 'I am the Lord's servant. May it be done to me according to your word.' Then the angel left her.

    39In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah.

  • Matt 2:7
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    7Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

  • Matt 19:3
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    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

  • Luke 3:23
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    23Now Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was thought to be the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,