Luke 2:1-3

The Birth of Jesus

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 that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Matthew 22:17; Luke 3:1
  • 2. S Matthew 24:14
  • 3. Matthew 4:24; Acts 15:23,41; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21

Footnotes 1

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