Luke 2:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee. He went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. This town was known as the town of David. {\cf2\super [28]} Joseph went there because he was from the family of David.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

Common English Bible

⁴ Since Joseph belonged to David’s house and family line, he went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to David’s city, called Bethlehem, in Judea.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Then Joseph also ascended from Galilee, from 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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And 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,

Luke 2:4 Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)

Genesis 48:7

On the trip from Paddan Aram, Rachel died. This made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan. We were still traveling toward Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)”

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,\par are the smallest town in Judah.\par Your family is almost too small to count.\par But the “Ruler of Israel”\par will come from you for me.\par His beginnings {\cf2\super [60]} are from ancient times,\par from long, long ago.\par

Matthew 1:20

But after Joseph thought about this, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, {\cf2\super [11]} don’t be afraid to accept Mary to be your wife. The baby that is in her is from the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [12]}

Matthew 2:23

Joseph went to a town called Nazareth and lived there. And so the thing happened that God said through the prophets. {\cf2\super [32]} God said that \{the Christ\} would be called a Nazarene. {\cf2\super [33]}

Luke 2:3

All people traveled to their own towns to be registered.

Luke 2:5

Joseph registered with Mary because she was engaged to marry him. (Mary was now pregnant.)

Luke 4:16

Jesus traveled to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbath day {\cf2\super [69]} he went to the synagogue {\cf2\super [70]} like he always did. Jesus stood up to read.

John 1:46

But Nathanael said to Philip, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from Nazareth?”

John 7:42

The Scriptures {\cf2\super [118]} say that the Christ will come from the family of David. {\cf2\super [119]} And the Scriptures say that the Christ will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Ruth 1:19

Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. When the two women entered Bethlehem, all the people were very excited. They said, “Is this Naomi?”

Ruth 2:4

Later, Boaz came to the field from Bethlehem. Boaz greeted his workers. He said, “The Lord be with you!”

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,

Ruth 4:17

The neighbors gave the boy his name. These women said, “Naomi has a son now!” [37] And they named him Obed. Obed was Jesse’s father. And Jesse was the father of {King} David.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

1 Samuel 16:4

Samuel did what the Lord told him to do. Samuel went to Bethlehem. The elders (leaders) of Bethlehem shook with fear. They met Samuel and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the Ephrathah family in Bethlehem, Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul asked him, “Young man, who is your father?”

1 Samuel 20:6

If your father notices I am gone, tell him, ‘David wanted to go home to Bethlehem. His family is having its own feast for this monthly sacrifice. David asked me to let him run down to Bethlehem and join his family.’