Discovery BoxMatthew 1:19 
Context1:19 Because Joseph, her husband to be, 1 was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her 2 privately.
Matthew 13:55
Context13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? 3 And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Matthew 27:57
Context27:57 Now 4 when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. 5
1 tn Grk “husband.” See following note for discussion.
2 tn Or “send her away.”
sn In the Jewish context, “full betrothal was so binding that its breaking required a certificate of divorce, and the death of one party made the other a widow or widower (m. Ketub. 1:2; m. Sota 1:5; m. Git. passim…)” (R. H. Gundry, Matthew: A Commentary on his Literary and Theological Art, 21).
3 sn The reference to Jesus as the carpenter’s son is probably derogatory, indicating that they knew Jesus only as a common laborer like themselves. The reference to his mother…Mary (even though Jesus’ father was probably dead by this point) appears to be somewhat derogatory, for a man was not regarded as his mother’s son in Jewish usage unless an insult was intended (cf. Judg 11:1-2; John 4:41; 8:41; 9:29).
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
5 sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.
