Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Everyone went to his own town to be registered.
New American Standard Bible
And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
King James Version
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Holman Bible
So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.
International Standard Version
So all the people went to their hometowns to be registered.
A Conservative Version
And all went to be enrolled, each into his personal city.
American Standard Version
And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.
Amplified
And everyone went to register for the census, each to his own city.
An Understandable Version
And everyone went to register in his own home town.
Anderson New Testament
And all went to be enrolled, each one to his own city.
Bible in Basic English
And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.
Common New Testament
And all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
Daniel Mace New Testament
all went to be registred, every one to his native city.
Darby Translation
And all went to be inscribed in the census roll, each to his own city:
Godbey New Testament
And all were going forth to enroll, each one into his own city.
Goodspeed New Testament
So everyone went to his own town to register.
John Wesley New Testament
And all went to be inrolled, every one to his own city.
Julia Smith Translation
And all went to be enrolled, each in his own city.
King James 2000
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And everyone went to be registered, each one to his own town.
Modern King James verseion
And all went to be registered, each to his own city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And every man went unto his own city, there to be taxed.
Moffatt New Testament
So everyone went to be registered, each at his own town,
Montgomery New Testament
And every one went to be registered, each to the town to which he belonged.
New Heart English Bible
All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
Noyes New Testament
And all went to be registered, each to his own city.
Sawyer New Testament
And all went to be enrolled, each one to his own city.
The Emphasized Bible
and all were journeying to be enrolled, each one unto his own city.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And all went to be registered, every one to his own city.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And every one went to his own town to be registered.
Webster
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Weymouth New Testament
and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged.
Williams New Testament
So everyone was going to his own town to register.
World English Bible
All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
Worrell New Testament
And all were going to be enrolled, each to his own city.
Worsley New Testament
every one to his own city:
Youngs Literal Translation
and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,
Themes
Census » Of the roman empire, by caesar
Jesus Christ » History of » Birth of (at bethlehem)
Joseph » Husband of mary » Goes to bethlehem to be enrolled
Syria » The roman province of, included the land of canaan
Tax » The rv changes the reading to enrolled instead of taxed
Tribute » Roman » Persons enrolled for, in the native place of their tribe and family
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth Of Jesus Christ
2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 Everyone went to his own town to be registered. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.