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Luke 2:1-4

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1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
3 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
4 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.
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