King James Version
What Does Luke 2:6 Mean?
“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.”
Context
4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. watch: or, the night watches
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**36. thy cousin--**"relative," but how near the word says not.
**conceived, &c.--**This was to Mary an unsought sign, in reward of her faith.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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