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Luke 2:1–2

The Birth of Jesus

2 In those days Caesar Augustusq issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.r (This was the first census that took place whilea Quirinius was governor of Syria.)s

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Luke 2:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

Luke 2:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

Luke 2:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.)

Luke 2:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under Roman rule must list their names in a register. This was the first registration; it was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world. The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

At that time the Emperor Augustus ordered a census of the Roman Empire. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Luke 2:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.)

Luke 2:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

In those days, Caesar Augustus made a law. It required that a list be made of everyone in the whole Roman world. It was the first time a list was made of the people while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.


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