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1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
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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 that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
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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.
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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 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
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He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
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