Luke 2:3

3 And every man went vnto his awne citie to be taxed.

Luke 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:3

And all went to be taxed
Throughout Judea, Galilee, and Syria; men, women, and children;

every one into his own city;
where he was born, and had any estate, and to which he belonged.

Luke 2:3 In-Context

1 And it chaunced in thoose dayes: yt ther went oute a comaundment from Auguste the Emperour that all the woorlde shuld be taxed.

2 And this taxynge was ye fyrst and executed when Syrenius was leftenaut in Syria.

3 And every man went vnto his awne citie to be taxed.

4 And Ioseph also ascended from Galile oute of a cite called Nazareth into Iurie: vnto ye cite of David which is called Bethleem because he was of the housse and linage of David

5 to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde.