Jesus Is Born in Bethlehem

2 Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from ^(A)Caesar Augustus for a census to be taken of ^(B)all ^[a]the inhabited earth. ^2 [b]This was the first census taken while ^[c]Quirinius was governor of ^(C)Syria. ³ And everyone was going to be registered for the census, each to his own city. ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because ^(D)he was of the house and family of David, ⁵ in order to register along with Mary, who was betrothed to him, and was with child. ⁶ Now it happened that while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth. ⁷ And she ^(E)gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a ^[d]manger, because there was no place for them in the ^[e]guest room.