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Luke 2:3 Cross-References

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

Luke 2:3 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 2:3

All went to be taxed, every one into his own city (ἐπορεύοντο πάντες ἀπογράφεσθαι, ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ πόλιν, eporeuonto pantes apographesthai, hekastos eis tēn heautou polin)—The Greek apographesthai means 'to be registered' or 'enrolled,' indicating a census for taxation purposes. Roman administrative efficiency required travel to ancestral cities, unwittingly fulfilling Micah 5:2's prophecy that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.God's sovereignty uses pagan empire bureaucracy to accomplish prophetic precision—Caesar Augustus's decree becomes the instrument of divine providence. The mass...

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