And everyonewas on his wayto register for the census,eachto his owncity.
Now Ephronwas sittingamongthe sonsof Heth;and Ephronthe HittiteansweredAbrahamin the hearingof the sonsof Heth;[even] of allwho wentin at the gateof his city,saying,
Nowin thosedaysa decreewentout from CaesarAugustus,that a census be takenof allthe inhabited earth.
Thiswas the firstcensustakenwhile Quiriniuswas governorof Syria.
Josephalsowentup from Galilee,from the cityof Nazareth,to Judea,to the cityof Davidwhichis calledBethlehem,becausehe was of the houseand familyof David,
in order to registeralongwith Mary,who was engagedto him, and was with child.
