Luke 2:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And it came to passe in those dayes, yt there went out a commaundement fro Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be taxed.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 3:1 : 1 Nowe, in the fifteenth yere of ye raigne of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being lieftenaut of Iurie, and Herode being tetrarch of Galilee, & his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of ye Trachonites, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abiline,
  • Matt 24:14 : 14 And this Gospell of the kyngdome, shalbe preached in all the worlde, for a witnesse vnto all nations: and then shall the ende come.
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 Ueryly I say vnto you, whersoeuer this Gospel shalbe preached, throughout the whole worlde, this also that she hath done, shalbe rehearsed, in remembraunce of her.
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 And he sayde vnto them: Go ye into all the worlde, and preache the Gospell to all creatures.
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 And there stoode vp one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirite, that there shoulde be great dearth throughout all the worlde: which came to passe in the dayes of Claudius Cesar.
  • Acts 25:11 : 11 For yf I had done any hurt, or committed any thyng worthy of death, I refuse not to dye: But yf there be none of these thinges, wherof they accuse me, no man may delyuer me to them. I appeale vnto Caesar.
  • Acts 25:21 : 21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept vnto the knowledge of Augustus, I commaunded hym to be kept, tyll I myght sende hym to Caesar.
  • Rom 1:8 : 8 First verily I thanke my God through Iesus Christe for you all, that your fayth is publisshed throughout all the worlde.
  • Phil 4:22 : 22 All the saintes salute you, most of all, they that are of Caesars housholde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:2-8
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    2(And this first taxing was made, when Syrenius was liefetenaunt in Syria.)

    3And euery man went vnto his owne citie, to be taxed.

    4And Ioseph also went vp from Galilee, out of the citie Nazareth, into Iurie, vnto the citie of Dauid, whiche is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and image of Dauid,

    5To be taxed with Marie his spoused wyfe, which was with chylde.

    6And so it was, that whyle they were there, the dayes were accomplysshed, that she shoulde be deliuered.

    7And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadlyng clothes, & layde hym in a manger, because there was no rowme for them in the Inne.

    8There were in ye same countrey sheepheardes, abydyng in the fielde, & watchyng their flocke by nyght.

  • Luke 3:1-2
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    1Nowe, in the fifteenth yere of ye raigne of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being lieftenaut of Iurie, and Herode being tetrarch of Galilee, & his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of ye Trachonites, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abiline,

    2When Annas and Caiaphas were the hye priestes, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zacharias, in the wyldernesse.

  • Matt 2:1-9
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    1When Iesus was borne in Bethlehem, a citie of Iurie, in the dayes of Herode the kyng: beholde, there came wise men from the east to Hierusalem,

    2Saying: Where is he that is borne kyng of Iewes? For we haue seene his starre in the east, and are come to worship hym.

    3When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym.

    4And when he hadde gathered all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde be borne.

    5And they saide vnto him: At Bethlehem in Iurie. For thus it is written by the prophete.

    6And thou Bethlehem in the lande of Iuda, art not the least among the princes of Iuda. For out of thee shall there come a capitain, that shal gouerne my people Israel.

    7Then Herode, when he had priuilye called the wyse men, inquired of the diligently, what tyme the starre appeared.

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and sayde: Go, and search diligently for the young childe, and when ye haue founde hym, bryng me worde agayne, that I may come, and worship hym also.

    9When they had hearde the kyng, they departed, and loe, the starre which they sawe in the east, went before them, tyl it came & stoode ouer the place wherin the young chylde was.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22(All this was done, that it myght be fulfilled, which was spoken of the lorde by the prophete, saying:

    23Behold, a virgin shalbe with childe, and shall bryng foorth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, whiche is by interpretation, God with vs.)

  • Luke 1:26-27
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    26And in the sixth moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin, spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18The birth of Iesus Christe was on this wise. When as his mother Marie was betrouthed to Ioseph (before they came together) she was founde with chylde of the holy ghost.

  • Luke 2:10-18
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    10And the Angel sayde vnto them, be not afrayde: For beholde, I bryng you tydynges of great ioy, that shall come to all people.

    11For vnto you is borne this daye, in the citie of Dauid, a sauiour, which is Christ the Lorde.

    12And take this for a signe: Ye shal finde the childe wrapped in swadling clothes, and layde in a manger.

    13And straightway, there was with the Angel, a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praysyng God, and saying.

    14Glorie to God on hye, and peace on the earth, and vnto men a good wyll.

    15And it came to passe, assoone as the Angels were gone away from them into heauen, the sheepheardes said one to another: Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethlehem, and see this thyng that is come to passe, whiche the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs.

    16And they came with haste, and founde Marie and Ioseph, and the babe layde in a manger.

    17And when they had seene it, they publisshed abrode the saying whiche was tolde them, of that childe.

    18And all they that hearde it, wondred at those thinges which were tolde them of the sheepheardes.

  • Mark 1:9
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    9And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came fro Nazareth, of Galilee, & was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.

  • Mark 12:16-17
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    16And they brought it: And he sayth vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they sayde vnto hym: Caesars.

    17And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Geue to Caesar the thynges that belong to Caesar: and to God, the thynges which pertayne to God. And they marueyled at hym.

  • Mark 1:1-2
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    1The begynnyng of the Gospel of Iesu Christ, the sonne of God.

    2As it hath ben written in the prophetes: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39And when they had perfourmed all thynges, accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth.

  • Matt 22:21
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    21They say vnto hym, Caesars. Then sayde he vnto them: Geue therfore vnto Caesar, the thynges which are Caesars: and vnto God, those thynges that are gods.

  • Luke 1:8
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    8And it came to passe, that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came,

  • Matt 4:14
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    14That it myght be fulfylled, whiche was spoken by Esayas the prophete, saying:

  • Luke 1:5
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    5There was in the dayes of Herode the kyng of Iurie, a certaine priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, & his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He shalbe great, & shalbe called ye sonne of the hyest: & the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid:

  • Matt 2:22-23
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    22But when he hearde, that Archelaus dyd reigne in Iurie in the rowme of his father Herode, he was afrayde to go thyther. Notwithstandyng, after he was warned of God in a dreame, he turned aside, into the parties of Galilee,

    23And went and dwelt in a citie, which is called Nazareth, that it myght be fulfylled, which was spoken by the prophetes: He shalbe called a Nazarite.

  • Luke 2:20
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    20And the sheepheardes returned, praysyng & laudyng God, for all the thinges that they had hearde and seene, euen as it was tolde vnto them.

  • Acts 11:28
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    28And there stoode vp one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirite, that there shoulde be great dearth throughout all the worlde: which came to passe in the dayes of Claudius Cesar.

  • Acts 1:1
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    1In ye former treatise O Theophilus, we haue spoke of all that Iesus began to do and teache,

  • Luke 20:25
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    25And he sayde vnto them: Geue then vnto Caesar, the thynges which belong vnto Caesar, and to God the thynges that perteyne vnto God.

  • Matt 8:5
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    5And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum, there came vnto hym a Centurion, besechyng hym.