Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

New American Standard Bible

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

King James Version

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

International Standard Version

This was the first registration taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

A Conservative Version

This enrollment first occurred when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

An Understandable Version

This was the first registration made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Anderson New Testament

This enrollment first took place when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.

Bible in Basic English

This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.

Common New Testament

This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Daniel Mace New Testament

(this register was made before Quirinus was prefect of Syria.)

Darby Translation

The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government of Syria.

Godbey New Testament

This was the first enrollment, Cyrenius being governor of Syria.

Goodspeed New Testament

It was the first census, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

John Wesley New Testament

(Now this first inrolment was made, when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

Julia Smith Translation

(This enrolling was first, Cyrenius being leader of Syria.)

King James 2000

(And this taxing was first made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Lexham Expanded Bible

(This first registration took place [when] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Modern King James verseion

(This taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And this taxing was the first executed, and when Quirinius was leftenant in Syria.

Moffatt New Testament

(This was the first census, and it took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Montgomery New Testament

This was the first census, When Quirinius was governor of Syria.

NET Bible

This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

(This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Sawyer New Testament

This first census was taken when Cyrenius was proconsul of Syria.

The Emphasized Bible

this enrolment, first was made while Cyrenius was governor of Syria:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

(And this first enrolment was made by Cyrenius, [afterwards] governor of Syria)

Twentieth Century New Testament

(This was the first census taken while Quirinius was Governor of Syria).

Webster

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

Weymouth New Testament

It was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria;

Williams New Testament

This, the first census, was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

(This enrolment first was made, when Quirinius was governor of Syria).

Worsley New Testament

(this tax was first levied when Cyrenius was governor of Syria) and they all went to be enrolled,

Youngs Literal Translation

this enrolment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

ἀπογραφή 
Apographe 
Usage: 2

was
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

Κυρήνιος 
Kurenios 
Usage: 1

ἡγεμονεύω 
hegemoneuo 
Usage: 2

Context Readings

The Birth Of Jesus Christ

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. 2 This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

Cross References

Luke 3:1

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Matthew 4:24

Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them.

Acts 5:37

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following. That man also perished, and all his partisans were scattered.

Acts 13:7

He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear God’s message.

Acts 18:12

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack against Paul and brought him to the judge’s bench.

Acts 23:26

Claudius Lysias,

To the most excellent governor Felix:

Greetings.

Acts 26:30

So the king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up,

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