Luke 2:1-7

1NowG1161 inG1722 thoseG1565 daysG2250 a decreeG1378 went outG1831 fromG3844 CaesarG2541 AugustusG828 that a census should be takenG583 of theG3588 wholeG3956 empireG3625.1 2ThisG3778 was the firstG4413 censusG582 to take placeG1096 while2 QuiriniusG2958 was governorG2230 ofG3588 SyriaG4947. 3AndG2532 everyoneG3956 wentG4198 toG1519 his ownG1438 townG4172 to registerG583.

4So JosephG2501 alsoG2532 went upG305 fromG575 NazarethG3478 in GalileeG1056 toG1519 JudeaG2449, toG1519 the cityG4172 of DavidG1138 calledG2564 BethlehemG965, sinceG1223 heG846 wasG1510 fromG1537 the houseG3624 andG2532 lineG3965 of DavidG1138. 5He went there to registerG583 withG4862 MaryG3137, who wasG3588 pledged to him in marriageG3423G846 and was expectingG1510 a childG1471.

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WhileG1096G1722G846G3588 they wereG1510 thereG1563, theG3588 timeG2250 cameG4130 forG3588 herG846 Child to be bornG5088. 7AndG2532 she gave birth toG5088 herG846 firstbornG4416, a SonG5207. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothsG4683 andG2532 laidG347 HimG846 inG1722 a mangerG5336, becauseG1360 there wasG1510 noG3756 roomG5117 for themG846 inG1722 theG3588 innG2646.