Luke 2:1

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

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In those days - About the time of the birth of John and of Christ. A decree - A law commanding a thing to be done. Caesar Augustus - This...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (1) it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the (a) world should be (b) taxed. (1) Christ, th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of Jesus. Lk. only. In obedi ence to a decree of the Emperor Augustus, ordering a general census (the first, during the Syrian governor s...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

it came to pass in those days. The seventh and last occurrence of this ominous phrase. See note on Genesis 14:1 . it came to pass. . Hebraism, f...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke relates how it happened, that Christ was born in the city of Bethlehem, as his mother was living at a distance from her home, when she was...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. Caesar Augustus - This was...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And it came to pass, &c.— At that time an edict was published by Caesar Augustus, that all the provinces of the Roman empire should be registe...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

Augustus ] The first Roman emperor. His actual reign dated from the battle of Actium 31 b.c. to his death in 14 a.d. Taxed] RV 'enrolled.' This en...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Birth and Childhood of Jesus 1-5. The census of Quirinius. There are two historical difficulties in connexion with St. Luke's mention of the censu...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

II. (1) There went out a decree. — The passage that follows has given rise to almost endless discussion. The main facts may be summed up as foll...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Savior of Mankind Is Born Luke 2:1-14 The manger bed and its precious occupant are among the most cherished memories of our childhood; but...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, under the yoke of an oppressor. Moreover, by the exigency of the circumstances, He was born amid the homeless crowd. Thi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (2) (And this taxing was...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass in those days ,.... When John the Baptist was born, and Christ was conceived, and his mother pregnant with him, and the time of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. Ver. 1. A decree from C...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And it came to pass in those days That is, about the time in which John the Baptist was born, and Christ conceived, in the manner related in the pr...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-7) God in His sovereign wisdom and power at this time ordered the events of man's government to accomplish His...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Christ. 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a d...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

LUKE CHAPTER 2 Luke 2:1-5 Augustus taxes all the Roman empire: Joseph goeth with Mary to be taxed at Bethlehem. Luke 2:6,7 The birth of Chris...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 2:1 . All the world .— I.e. the Roman world ( orbis terrarum ). Taxed .—Rather, “enrolled,” something like a modern census...
Scofield Reference Notes

world (Greek, "oikoumenē", means "inhabited earth"). This passage is noteworthy as defining the usual New Testament use of oikoumene as the s...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 2:1-7 The Child and the Emperor. I. "It came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world sho...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We WILL now read the story of our Saviour's birth as it is recorded in the Gospel according to Luke. Luke 2:1-6 . And it came to pass in those day...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 2:1-9 . And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this ta...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 2:1 . It came to pass in those days, when John was born, and when the Roman emperor, Augustus Cæsar, filled the throne, and was in the thirty...
The Biblical Illustrator

A decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed There is no grand reason, you see, given why Mary and Joseph should go to Judaea....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 11:28 ; Acts 25:11 ; Acts 25:21 ; Luke 3:1 ; Mark 14:9 ; Mark 16:15 ; Matthew 24:14 ; Philippians 4:22 ; Romans 1:8
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, w...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

That all the world should be enrolled — That all the inhabitants, male and female, of every town in the Roman empire, with their families and estat...

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.a

Related Commentaries of Luke 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 2:1