Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And everyone went to their own town to register. New Living Translation All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. English Standard Version And all went to be registered, each to his own town. Berean Standard Bible And everyone went to his own town to register. Berean Literal Bible And all were going to be registered, each to his own city. King James Bible And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. New King James Version So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. New American Standard Bible And all the people were on their way to register for the census, each to his own city. NASB 1995 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. NASB 1977 And all were proceeding to register for the census, everyone to his own city. Legacy Standard Bible And everyone was going to be registered for the census, each to his own city. Amplified Bible And everyone went to register for the census, each to his own city. Christian Standard Bible So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. Holman Christian Standard Bible So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. American Standard Version And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And everyone was going to be registered in his own city. Contemporary English Version Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed. Douay-Rheims Bible And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city. English Revised Version And all went to enroll themselves, every one to his own city. GOD'S WORD® Translation All the people went to register in the cities where their ancestors had lived. Good News Translation Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own hometown. International Standard Version So all the people went to their hometowns to be registered. Literal Standard Version and all were going to be registered, each to his proper city, Majority Standard Bible And everyone went to his own town to register. New American Bible So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. NET Bible Everyone went to his own town to be registered. New Revised Standard Version All went to their own towns to be registered. New Heart English Bible All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. Webster's Bible Translation And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Weymouth New Testament and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged. World English Bible All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. Young's Literal Translation and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Birth of Jesus…2This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And everyone went to his own town to register. 4So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.… Cross References Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire. Luke 2:2 This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. Luke 2:5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child. Treasury of Scripture And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Jump to Previous Belonged Census City Enrol Enroll Enrolled Inscribed Numbered Proper Register Registered Roll Taxed Themselves WayJump to Next Belonged Census City Enrol Enroll Enrolled Inscribed Numbered Proper Register Registered Roll Taxed Themselves WayLuke 2 1. Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.6. The nativity of Jesus. 8. An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it. 15. The shepherds glorify God. 21. Jesus is circumcised. 22. Mary purified. 25. Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus, 39. who increases in wisdom, 41. questions in the temple with the teachers, 51. and is obedient to his parents. (3) All went to be taxed.--As a rule the practice in a Roman census was to register people in their place of residence; but this was probably modified in Palestine, in deference to the feelings of the people. After the death of Herod and the division of his kingdom, such a method as that implied hero could hardly have been feasible, as the subjects of one tetrarchy would not have been registered as belonging to another, so that here again we have not an error, but a special note of accuracy. Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. everyone πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. went ἐπορεύοντο (eporeuonto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. his own ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. town πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. to register. ἀπογράφεσθαι (apographesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's 583: From apo and grapho; to write off, i.e. Enrol. 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