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 17:1
ContextThe Transfiguration
17:1 Six days later 3 Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, 4 and led them privately up a high mountain.
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 tn Grk “And after six days.”
4 tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.
