Lucas 2

Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem

1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all *2:1 I.e., the Roman Empirethe inhabited earth. 2 *2:2 Or This took place as a first censusThis was the first census taken while *2:2 Gr KyreniosQuirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all the people were on their way to register for the census, each to his own city. 4 Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was *2:5 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live togetherbetrothed to him, and was pregnant.