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Luke 2:1

American Standard Version

1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.

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Christian Standard Bible

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.

English Standard Version

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

King James Version

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

New American Standard Bible

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

New International Version

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

New King James Version

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

New Living Translation

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.

World English Bible

Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.