Luke 2:5 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁵ Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ To be enrolled with Mary, his espoused (married) wife, who was about to become a mother. [Matt. 1:18-25.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

Common English Bible

⁵ He went to be enrolled together with Mary, who was promised to him in marriage and who was pregnant.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ in order to be declared, with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Luke 2:5 Tagairtí Cros

Luke 2:1

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

Luke 2:3

Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed.

Luke 2:4

So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.

Luke 2:6

and while they were there,