Luke 2:1
World English Bible (WEB)
Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
In context
1 Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
2 This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
Luke 2:1 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
- KJV King James Version
- And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled —
- DBY Darby Translation
- But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.