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Luke 2:1 KJV
Luke · chapter 2 · verse 1
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.Luke 2:1 · King James Version
Luke 2:1 in context
1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AugustusaugoustosAugustus = " venerable" , the first Roman emperor, title conferred upon Roman…G828 →
- decreedogmadoctrine, decree, ordinance, of public decrees, of the Roman Senate, of rulers, the rules…G1378 →
- CaesarkaisarCaesar = " severed" , the surname of Julius Caesar, which adopted by Octavius…G2541 →
- worldoikoumenēthe inhabited earth, the portion of the earth inhabited by the Greeks, in distinction…G3625 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
- dayshēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law; and it was foretold that he should be born at Bethlehem. Now here we have an account of the time, place, and manner of it. I. The time when our Lord Jesus was born.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7