World English Bible

Luke 2:1

“Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.”

Verse in context — Luke 2

Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.

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