Luke 2:1

New English Translation

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.

Cross References

Esther 10:1

King Ahasuerus then imposed forced labor on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.

Matthew 22:17

Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Mark 14:9

I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Luke 2:3

Everyone went to his own town to be registered.

Luke 2:5

He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.

Luke 3:1

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Acts 11:28

One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)

Acts 25:11

If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Acts 25:21

But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”

Romans 1:8

First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

Philippians 4:22

All the saints greet you, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household.