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Luke 2:1-7

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1 Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.
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 numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.
2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.
3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, 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.
5 To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.
5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.
7 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.
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