Luke 2:2-4

2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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 the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 4:24; Acts 15:23,41; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21
  • 2. S John 7:42

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "This census took place before"
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