Luke 2:3

Conservative English Version

Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed.

Cross References

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting there near the city gate, when Abraham made this request, and he answered,

Luke 2:1

About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books.

Luke 2:2

These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:4

So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.

Luke 2:5

Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby,