Matthew 1:19
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.
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- Deut 22:21-24 : 21 the men of her city must bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house and stone her to death, for she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by behaving like a prostitute while living in her father’s house. In this way you will purge evil from among you. 22 If a man is discovered in bed with a married woman both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge evil from Israel. 23 If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and goes to bed with her, 24 you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated his neighbor’s fiancée; in this way you will purge evil from among you.
- Deut 24:1-4 : 1 If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house. 2 When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife. 3 If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies, 4 her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the LORD. You must not bring guilt on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- John 8:4-5 : 4 and said to Jesus,“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”
- Acts 10:22 : 22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
- Ps 112:4-5 : 4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just. 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
- Mark 6:20 : 20 because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.
- Mark 10:4 : 4 They said,“Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”
- Luke 2:25 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Gen 6:9 : 9 The Judgment of the Flood This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.
- Gen 38:24 : 24 After three months Judah was told,“Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said,“Bring her out and let her be burned!”
- Lev 19:20 : 20 Lying with a Slave Woman“‘When a man goes to bed with a woman for intercourse, although she is a slave woman designated for another man and she has not yet been ransomed, or freedom has not been granted to her, there will be an obligation to pay compensation. They must not be put to death, because she was not free.
- Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
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- Matt 1:20-256 verses84%
20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:
23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,
25 but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
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18 The Birth of Jesus Christ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:24-318 verses78%
24 After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,
25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
26 Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”
29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.
30 So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!
31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
- Luke 2:4-74 verses73%
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.
5 He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.
6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
- Matt 1:15-162 verses73%
15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
- Gen 39:7-126 verses71%
7 Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said,“Come to bed with me.”
8 But he refused, saying to his master’s wife,“Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.
9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
10 Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to go to bed with her.
11 One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.
12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying,“Come to bed with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran outside.
- Gen 39:19-202 verses71%
19 When his master heard his wife say,“This is the way your slave treated me,” he became furious.
20 Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.
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50 Jesus’ Burial Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
- Matt 2:13-142 verses70%
13 The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”
14 Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.
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1 If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
- Luke 1:34-352 verses69%
34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”
35 The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
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19 The Return to Nazareth After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
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33 So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.
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5 Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.
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19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”
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14 accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”
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13 and a man goes to bed with her, for sexual relations, without her husband knowing it, and it is hidden that she has defiled herself, since there was no witness against her, nor was she caught–
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19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.
- Luke 1:38-392 verses67%
38 So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
39 Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
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7 Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.
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3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”
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23 The Genealogy of Jesus So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son(as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,