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Read Full Chapter (Luke 2) Luke 2:1 KJV
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."
Luke Chapter 2, Verse 1
Luke 2:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
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(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
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And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)