^*And it came to pass in those days, that there went out ^aa decree from Caesar Augustus, that all ^bthe world should be ^||taxed. ²(And this ^ctaxing was first made when Cyrenius ^dwas governor of ^ddSyria.) ³And all went to be ^||taxed, every one into his own city. ⁴And Joseph also ^ewent up from ^fGalilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto ^gthe city of David, which is called Beth-lehem; ^h(because he was of the house and lineage of David:) ⁵To be ^||taxed with Mary ⁱhis espoused wife, being great with child. ⁶And so it was, that, ^kwhile they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. ⁷And she brought forth ^lher firstborn son, and ^mwrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a ⁿmanger; because there was no room for them in the ^oinn.

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Luke 2:7: And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Footnotes

*[Before the account called Anno Domini the fifth year]
a Acts 17:7. So Acts 16:4. Eph. 2:15. Col. 2:14.
bSee Matt. 24:14.
||Or, enrolled. Heb. 12:23 marg.
c Acts 5:37. So 2 Macc. 2:1 (Gk.).
dch. 3:1.
ddSee Acts 18:18.
||Or, enrolled. Heb. 12:23 marg.
e Matt. 20:17, 18. Mark 10:32, 33. ver. 42. ch. 18:31. & 19:28 (Gk.). John 2:13. & 5:1. & 7:8, 10. & 11:55. & 12:20. Acts 11:2. & 13:31. & 15:2. & 21:4, 12, 15. & 25:1 (Gk.), 9. Gal. 2:1. So ver. 22 (Gk.).
fch. 1:26, 56.
h Matt. 1:16, 20. ch. 1:27.
||Or, enrolled. Heb. 12:23 marg.
i Matt. 1:18. ch. 1:27.
l Matt. 1:25. So Col. 1:15. Heb. 1:6.
mver. 12. Wisd. 7:4.
nver. 12, 16. ch. 13:15 (Gk.).
o Mark 14:14. ch. 22:11 in the Gk.

Cross references

g 1 Sam. 16:1, 4. John 7:42.
k Matt. 2:1.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant. While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

NLTNew Living Translation

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire. (This first registration took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to be registered, each one to his own town. So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, to be registered together with Mary, who was legally promised in marriage to him and was pregnant. And it happened that while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 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.