Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
New American Standard Bible
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because
King James Version
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
International Standard Version
Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant of the household and family of David.
A Conservative Version
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and patriarchy of David,
American Standard Version
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
Amplified
So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
An Understandable Version
So, Joseph also went from the Galilean town of Nazareth to David's town, which was the Judean town of Bethlehem, because he was among the descendants and family of David.
Anderson New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (for he was of the house and family of David,).
Bible in Basic English
And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,
Common New Testament
And Josnt also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
Daniel Mace New Testament
so Joseph departed from Nazareth in Galilee, and went into Judea to the city of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and linage of David,
Darby Translation
and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Godbey New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city Nazareth, into Judea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Goodspeed New Testament
And Joseph went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and family of David,
John Wesley New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,
Julia Smith Translation
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (for he was of the house and family of David :)
King James 2000
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
Modern King James verseion
And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joseph also ascended from Galilee, out of a city called Nazareth, into Jewry: unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and lineage of David:
Moffatt New Testament
and as Joseph belonged to the house and family of David he went up from Galilee to Judaea, from the town of Nazaret to David's town called Bethlehem,
Montgomery New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city if Nazareth, into Judea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
Noyes New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
Sawyer New Testament
And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
The Emphasized Bible
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of a city Nazareth, into Judaea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea--because he belonged to the family and house of David--
Webster
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)
Weymouth New Testament
So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
Williams New Testament
And Joseph too went up from Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to the town of David in Judea called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant of the house and family of David,
World English Bible
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
Worrell New Testament
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
Worsley New Testament
so Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
Themes
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » Birthplace of jesus
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » The city of joseph
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Birth
Jesus Christ » History of » Birth of (at bethlehem)
Joseph » Summary of his life » Husband of mary
Joseph » Husband of mary » Goes to bethlehem to be enrolled
Joseph » Husband of mary » Belongs to the town of bethlehem
Joseph » Husband of mary » Lives at nazareth
Nazareth » Joseph and mary live at
Tribute » Roman » Persons enrolled for, in the native place of their tribe and family
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 2:4
Prayers for Luke 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth Of Jesus Christ
3
So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.
4 And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
Cross References
John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul,
Micah 5:2
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His origin
from eternity.
Matthew 2:23
Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that He will be called a Nazarene.
Luke 1:26-27
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel
Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem
Genesis 48:7
When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way,
Ruth 1:19
The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival
Ruth 2:4
Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.”
“The Lord bless you,”
Ruth 4:11
The elders and all the people who were at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah,
Ruth 4:17
The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed.
Ruth 4:21-22
who fathered Obed.
1 Samuel 16:4
Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of the Ephrathite
1 Samuel 17:58
Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?”
“The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,”
1 Samuel 20:6
If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to quickly go to his town Bethlehem
Matthew 1:1-17
The
Matthew 2:1-6
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,
Luke 3:23-31
As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be
Luke 4:16
He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up.
John 1:46
“Can anything good
“Come and see,” Philip answered.