Luke 2:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ And everyone went to register in his own home town.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And all the people were going to be registered, each to his own city or town.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

³ Everyone went to their own cities to be enrolled.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And all went to be declared, each one to his own city.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Luke 2:3 Cross References

Luke 2:1

Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].

Luke 2:2

This was the first registration made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:4

So, Joseph also went from the Galilean town of Nazareth to David’s town, which was the Judean town of Bethlehem, because he was among the descendants and family of David.

Luke 2:5

[He went] to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him and who was pregnant [at the time].