Luke 2:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 3:1 : 1 And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --
  • Matt 24:14 : 14 and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world -- which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar --
  • Acts 25:11 : 11 for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'
  • Acts 25:21 : 21 but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'
  • Rom 1:8 : 8 first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;
  • Phil 4:22 : 22 there salute you all the saints, and specially those of Caesar's house;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:2-8
    7 verses
    88%

    2this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --

    3and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

    4and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

    5to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

    6And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

    7and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

    8And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

  • Luke 3:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --

    2Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

  • Matt 2:1-9
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    1And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

    2saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

    3And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

    4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

    5And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

    6And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

    7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

    8and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

    9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    70%

    22And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

    23`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us `he is' God.'

  • Luke 1:26-27
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    26And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which `is' Nazareth,

    27to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name `is' Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin `is' Mary.

  • Matt 1:18
    67%

    18And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

  • Luke 2:10-18
    9 verses
    67%

    10And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

    11because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

    12and this `is' to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

    13And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

    14`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

    15And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

    16And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

    17and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

    18And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

  • Mark 1:9
    67%

    9And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan;

  • Mark 12:16-17
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    16and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose `is' this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'

    17and Jesus answering said to them, `Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' and they did wonder at him.

  • Mark 1:1-2
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    66%

    1A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.

    2As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

  • Luke 2:39
    66%

    39And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

  • Matt 22:21
    66%

    21they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

  • Luke 1:8
    66%

    8And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

  • Matt 4:14
    65%

    14that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 1:5
    65%

    5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

  • Luke 1:32
    65%

    32he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

  • Matt 2:22-23
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    65%

    22and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

    23and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that `A Nazarene he shall be called.'

  • Luke 2:20
    65%

    20and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

  • Acts 11:28
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    28and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world -- which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar --

  • Acts 1:1
    65%

    1The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

  • Luke 20:25
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    25and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

  • Matt 8:5
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    5And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,