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The Birth of Jesus

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus(A) that the whole empire[a] should be registered. This first registration took place while[b] Quirinius was governing Syria.(B) So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

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  1. 2:1 Or the whole inhabited world
  2. 2:2 Or This registration was the first while, or This registration was before