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Berean Standard Bible

“And everyone went to his own town to register.”

Luke 2:3

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Study note

Caesar Augustus has ordered a census, and Luke places the birth of Jesus in that historical setting. Everyone must go to their ancestral town to register.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And everyone went to his own town to register.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

E iban todos para ser empadronados, cada uno á su ciudad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Todos tenían que ir a su pueblo de origen para inscribirse.

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