Luke 2:2
Good News Translation
When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria.

New Revised Standard Version
This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Contemporary English Version
These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

New American Bible
This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Douay-Rheims Bible
This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria.

taxing.

Acts 5:37 After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him. He also perished: and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed.

governor.

Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina:

Acts 13:7 Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He, sending for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

Acts 18:12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

Acts 23:26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting:

Acts 26:30 And the king rose up, and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them.

Context
The Birth of Jesus
1And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. 2This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. 3And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.…
Cross References
Matthew 4:24
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:

Luke 2:1
And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.

Luke 2:3
And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.

Acts 5:37
After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him. He also perished: and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed.

Luke 2:1
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