Luke 2
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Luke 2:1-3

1NowG1161 in thoseG1565 daysG2250 a decreeG1378 wentG1831 outG1831 from 1CaesarG2541 AugustusG828, that a censusG583 beG583 takenG583 of 2allG3956 3the inhabitedG3625 earthG3625.

24ThisG3778 was the firstG4413 censusG582 takenG1096 while 5QuiriniusG2958 wasG2230 governorG2230 of 6SyriaG4947.

3And allG3956 the people wereG4198 onG4198 their wayG4198 to registerG583 forG583 theG583 censusG583, eachG1538 to his ownG1438 cityG4172.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 2:1 Matt 22:17; Luke 3:1 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 2:1 Matt 24:14 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 2:1 I.e., the Roman Empire ↩
  4. 4. Luke 2:2 Or This took place as a first census ↩
  5. 5. Luke 2:2 Gr Kyrenios ↩
  6. 6. Luke 2:2 Matt 4:24 ↩

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