Luke 2:6

Luke 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
• New International Version (NIV)While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.

Context of Luke 2:6

4and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him [as his] wife, she being great with child. And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth [to her child] were fulfilled, 7and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Luke 2:6 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν,Read the interlinear

• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• birthτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088

Cross-references for Luke 2:6

• Psalms 33:11The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
• Proverbs 19:21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
• Micah 5:2(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)
• Luke 1:57But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.
• Revelation 12:1And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Commentaries on Luke 2:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7After describing the birth of John, Luke gives a similar account of the birth of Jesus. Luke emphasizes the lowliness (very humble condition) of the birth of Jesus. Although Jesus was the Messiah (God’s chosen king and deliverer), he entered the world in humble circumstances.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered--Mary had up to this time been living at the wrong place for Messiah's birth. A little longer stay at Nazareth, and the prophecy would have failed. But lo! with no intention certainly on her part, much less of Cæsar Augustus, to fulfil the prophecy, she is brought from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and at that nick of time her period arrives, and her Babe is born (Psa 118:23)…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:6

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Lighten
• Mary
• Pair
• Ponder

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