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Luke 2:3

Luke 2:3
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And all went to be taxed,.... Throughout Judea, Galilee, and Syria; men, women, and children,

every one into his own…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city - The Roman census was an institution of Servius Tullius, sixth…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 2:1-7

The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law; and it was…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

every one into his own city This method of enrolment was a concession to Jewish prejudices. The Roman method was to…