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Luke 2:2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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2 (This first registration took place when Qui·rinʹi·us was governor of Syria.)
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Luke 2:2The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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αὕτη ἀπογραφὴ πρώτη ἐγένετο ἡγεμονεύοντος τῆς Συρίας Κυρηνίου·
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Luke 2:2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
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2 (this first registration took place when Qui·rinʹi·us was governor of Syria;)
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Luke 2:2The Bible in Living English
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2 (This was the first registration while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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Luke 2:2American Standard Version
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2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
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Luke 2:2The Emphasized Bible
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2 this enrolment first was made while Cyrenius was governor of Syria:
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Luke 2:2King James Version
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2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
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1. The True Light of the WorldThe Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
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Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem; Jesus is born (gnj 1 35:30–39:53)
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Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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Quirinius . . . governor of Syria: Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, a distinguished Roman senator, is mentioned only once in the Bible. Scholars initially claimed that Quirinius served only one term of governorship over the Roman province of Syria in about 6 C.E., during which a rebellion broke out in response to a census. As a result, they attacked this passage and cast doubt on Luke’s account by reasoning that Quirinius was governor in 6 or 7 C.E., whereas Jesus’ birth was earlier. However, in 1764 an inscription was found that strongly suggests that Quirinius served as governor (or, legate) in Syria for two distinct terms. Other inscriptions too have led some historians to acknowledge that Quirinius served a term as governor of Syria earlier, in the B.C.E. period. It was evidently during this term that the first registration, mentioned in this verse, took place. Furthermore, the critics’ reasoning ignores three key facts. First, Luke acknowledges that there was more than one census, calling this the “first registration.” He was evidently aware of a later registration, which occurred about 6 C.E. That registration was mentioned by Luke in the book of Acts (5:37) and by Josephus. Second, Bible chronology rules out the possibility that Jesus was born during Quirinius’ second term. However, it does harmonize with Jesus’ being born during Quirinius’ first term, which was somewhere between the years 4 and 1 B.C.E. Third, Luke is well-known as a meticulous historian, one who lived in the era of many of the events he described. (Lu 1:3) In addition, he was inspired by holy spirit.—2Ti 3:16.
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