Luke 2
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Luke 2:1-4

1AndG1161 it came to passG1096 inG1722 those daysG3588G2250, thatG1565 there went outG1831 a decreeG1378 fromG3844 CæsarG2541 AugustusG828, that allG3956 the worldG3588G3625 should be taxedG583.

2(And thisG3778 taxingG3588G582 wasG1096 firstG4413 made whenG1096 CyreniusG2958 was governorG2230 of SyriaG3588G4947.)

3AndG2532 allG3956 wentG4198 to be taxedG583, every oneG1538 intoG1519 his ownG2398 cityG4172.

4AndG2532 JosephG2501 alsoG1161 went upG305 fromG575 GalileeG3588G1056, out ofG1537 the cityG4172 of NazarethG3478, intoG1519 JudæaG3588G2449, untoG1519 the cityG4172 of DavidG1138, whichG3748 is calledG2564 BethlehemG965; (becauseG1223 heG846 wasG1510 ofG1537 the houseG3624 andG2532 lineageG3965 of DavidG1138:)

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