Luke 2:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Esther 10:1

King Xerxes made everyone in his kingdom pay taxes, even those in lands across the sea.

Matthew 22:17

Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”

Matthew 24:14

When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.

Mark 14:9

You may be sure that wherever the good news is told all over the world, people will remember what she has done. And they will tell others.

Mark 16:15

Then he told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.

Luke 2:3

Everyone had to go to their own home town to be listed.

Luke 2:5

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

Luke 3:1

For fifteen years Emperor Tiberius had ruled that part of the world. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was the ruler of Galilee. Herod's brother, Philip, was the ruler in the countries of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene.

Acts 11:28

One of them was Agabus. Then with the help of the Spirit, he told that there would be a terrible famine everywhere in the world. And it happened when Claudius was Emperor.

Acts 25:11

If I had done something deserving death, I would not ask to escape the death penalty. But I am not guilty of any of these crimes, and no one has the right to hand me over to these people. I now ask to be tried by the Emperor himself.”

Acts 25:21

But Paul asked to be kept in jail until the Emperor could decide his case. So I ordered him to be kept here until I could send him to the Emperor.

Romans 1:8

First, I thank God in the name of Jesus Christ for all of you. I do this because people everywhere in the world are talking about your faith.

Philippians 4:22

All God's people send their greetings, especially those in the service of the Emperor.