Luke 2:3

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

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Interpretation

The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his birth were very mean.

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This thought runs through Luke 2:2-6.

Luke 2:2 Luke 2:3 Luke 2:4 Luke 2:5 Luke 2:6

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).