Luke 2:1

Luke 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
• New International Version (NIV)In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

Context of Luke 2:1

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. 2This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

Luke 2:1 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐξῆλθεν δόγμα παρὰ Καίσαρος Αὐγούστου ἀπογράφεσθαι πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• those daysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• those daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• there went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• a decreeδόγμαdogma · decreeG1378
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• CesarΚαῖσαρKaisar · CaesarG2541
• AugustusΑὔγουστοςAugoustos · AugustusG828
• that allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• should be taxedἀπογράφωapographō · to registerG583

Cross-references for Luke 2:1

• Luke 3:1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
• Acts 11:28One of them, named Agabus, stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine throughout the Roman world. This took place during the reign of Claudius.
• Acts 25:11If then I did anything wrong and am deserving of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
• Philippians 4:22All the saints send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household.
• Matthew 24:14This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
• Mark 14:9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
• Mark 16:15Then he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith is being reported in all the world.

Commentaries on Luke 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Caesar Augustus - This was Caius Caesar Octavianus Augustus, who was proclaimed emperor of Rome in the 29th year before our Lord, and died a.d. 14. That all the world should be taxed - , the whole of that empire. It is agreed, on all hands, that this cannot mean the whole world, as in the common translation; for this very sufficient reason, that the Romans had not the dominion of the whole earth, and therefore could have no right to raise levies or taxes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In those days - About the time of the birth of John and of Christ. A decree - A law commanding a thing to be done. Caesar Augustus - This was the Roman emperor. His first name was Octavianus. He was the nephew of Julius Caesar, and obtained the empire after his death. He took the name “Augustus - i. e., august,” or honorable - as a compliment to his own greatness; and from him the month “August,” which was before called “Sextilis,” received its name. That…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The birth of Christ. (1-7) It is made known to the shepherds. (8-20) Christ presented in the temple. (21-24) Simeon prophesies concerning Jesus. (25-35) Anna prophesies concerning him. (36-40) Christ with the learned men in the temple. (41-52) Verses 1-7 The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his birth were very mean. Christ was born at an inn; he came into the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Caesar Augustus was also called Octavian. He ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 14. Before his rule, Rome was a republic governed by the Senate. The Senate gave Augustus supreme power, and Rome became an empire. Augustus protected the empire’s borders and began the Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”). This was a long period of peace and success around the Mediterranean Sea. A census was an official count of the people. Rome used a census to register people…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71. Cæsar Augustus--the first of the Roman emperors. all the world--so the vast Roman Empire was termed. taxed--enrolled, or register themselves.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:1

• Augustus
• Caesar
• Census
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Roman Empire
• Tax
• Tribute (Taxes)

In the dictionaries

• Augustus
• Caesar
• Census
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Lighten

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings