And everyone went to register, each to their own town.
Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the known world.
This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee into Judea, Bethlehem, the city of David, because he was from the house and family of David.
He went to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
