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Luke 2:2-4
GOD’S WORD Translation
Luke 2:2-4
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All the people went to register in the cities where their ancestors had lived.
4 So Joseph went from Nazareth, a city in Galilee, to a Judean city called Bethlehem. Joseph, a descendant of King David, went to Bethlehem because David had been born there.
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Luke 2:2-4
New International Version
Luke 2:2-4
New International Version
2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)(A) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem(B) the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
Footnotes
- Luke 2:2 Or This census took place before
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