World English Bible
"Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled."
— Luke 2:1, World English Bible
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”
“Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. ”
“The Census and the Birth of Jesus Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.”
“And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.”
“Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.”
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;