Luke 2:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

New Living Translation
He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.

English Standard Version
to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

Berean Study Bible
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.

New American Standard Bible
in order to register along with Mary, who was betrothed to him, and was pregnant.

NASB 1995
in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.

NASB 1977
in order to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.

Amplified Bible
in order to register with Mary, who was betrothed to him, and was with child.

Christian Standard Bible
to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.

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

Good News Translation
He went to register with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him. She was pregnant,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joseph went there to register with Mary. She had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

International Standard Version
He went there to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

NET Bible
He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

New King James Version
to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.

King James 2000 Bible
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

New Heart English Bible
to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him, being pregnant.

World English Bible
to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.

American King James Version
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

American Standard Version
to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

A Faithful Version
To register himself along with Mary, who was betrothed to him as wife, and was great with child.

Darby Bible Translation
to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him [as his] wife, she being great with child.

English Revised Version
to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

Webster's Bible Translation
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
To bee taxed with Marie that was giuen him to wife, which was with childe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
To be taxed with Marie his spoused wyfe, which was with chylde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
that he might be taxed wt Mary his spoused wife, which was wt childe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
to register himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with Child.

Berean Literal Bible
to register with Mary the one being betrothed to him, she being with child.

Young's Literal Translation
to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

Smith's Literal Translation
To be enrolled with Mary his betrothed wife, being pregnant.

Literal Emphasis Translation
To register with Mary, the one being betrothed to him, she being pregnant.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Catholic Public Domain Version
in order to be declared, with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
With Maryam his bride when she was pregnant, that he might be registered there.

Lamsa Bible
With his acquired wife Mary, while she was with child, that they might be registered there.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
to be enrolled with Mary his betrothed wife, who was with child.

Godbey New Testament
to enroll himself along with Mary, the wife having been betrothed to him, being in an advanced state of pregnancy.

Haweis New Testament
to be enregistered with Mary, the wife espoused to him, who was big with child.

Mace New Testament
in order to be registred with Mary, his espoused wife, who was then big with child.

Weymouth New Testament
to have himself registered together with Mary, who was betrothed to him and was with child.

Worrell New Testament
to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

Worsley New Testament
was of the house and line of David) to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was big with child.
















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