# Luke 2.1 **Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.** > > 2. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3. And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. (Luke 2:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.** > > 2. This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3. All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. (Luke 2:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. taxed: or, enrolled** > > 2. ( And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. (Luke 2:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled** > > 2. this enrolment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria 3. and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city, (Luke 2:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai*, Strong's G1096 - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas*, Strong's G3956 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Prophecy Fulfillment](/codex/argument-from-prophecy-fulfillment/), via [Luke 2.1-5](/codex/luke-2-1-5/) - [Quirinius Census Contradiction Objection Defeater](/codex/quirinius-census-contradiction-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 2.1-2](/codex/luke-2-1-2/), [Luke 2.1-5](/codex/luke-2-1-5/), [Luke 2.1-7](/codex/luke-2-1-7/) **Concepts:** - [NT Geographical Reliability](/codex/nt-geographical-reliability/), via [Luke 2.1-2](/codex/luke-2-1-2/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.