3And everyone went to his own town to register.


In Context

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

3 And everyone went to his own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

Luke 2:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to be inscribed in the census roll, each to his own city:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to enroll themselves, every one to his own city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:3and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.