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So all the people went to their hometowns to be registered.

Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant[a] of the household and family of David. He went there[b] to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

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  1. Luke 2:4 The Gk. lacks a descendant
  2. Luke 2:5 The Gk. lacks He went there

And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem(A) the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him(B) and was expecting a child.

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