Luke 2:5

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

Cross References

Luke 2:1

It was about that same time that Augustus Caesar sent out an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule. The order said that everyone’s name must be put on a list.

Luke 2:3

Everyone traveled to their own hometowns to have their name put on the list.

Luke 2:4

So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. It was known as the town of David. Joseph went there because he was from the family of David.

Luke 2:6

While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have the baby.