Luke 2:4 Common English Bible Since Joseph belonged to David’s house and family line, he went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to David’s city, called Bethlehem, in Judea.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Contemporary English Version So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Living Bible And because Joseph was a member of the royal line, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, King David’s ancient home—journeying there from the Galilean village of Nazareth.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Easy-to-Read Version So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. It was known as the town of David. Joseph went there because he was from the family of David.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations New Living Translation And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke 2:5 Contemporary English Version Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby,In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke 2:6 Easy-to-Read Version While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have the baby.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke 2:8 Contemporary English Version The Shepherds That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Easy-to-Read Version Some Shepherds Hear About Jesus That night, some shepherds were out in the fields near Bethlehem watching their sheep.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke 2:11 Living Bible The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born tonight in Bethlehem!In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations New Living Translation The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
Luke 2:15 Common English Bible When the angels returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go right now to Bethlehem and see what’s happened. Let’s confirm what the Lord has revealed to us.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Contemporary English Version After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Living Bible When this great army of angels had returned again to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Come on! Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this wonderful thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Easy-to-Read Version The angels left the shepherds and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this great event the Lord has told us about.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations New Living Translation When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
JACOB : Journeys to Ephrath; Benjamin is born to; Rachel dies; and is "buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem," (Genesis 35:16-19;48:7)
JONATHAN : A Levite of Bethlehem, who becomes a priest for Micah; accepts idolatry; joins the Danites (Judges 17:7-13;18:1-30)
ISRAEL » UNDER THE JUDGES » Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes (Judges 19;;)
JESUS, THE CHRIST » HISTORY OF » Angels appear to the shepherds (in the vicinity of Bethlehem) (Luke 2:8-20)
JESUS, THE CHRIST » HISTORY OF » Magi (the wise men from the east) visit (at Bethlehem) (Matthew 2:1-12)
PROPHECY » MISCELLANEOUS, FULFILLED » Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem predicted and fulfilled) (Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:17,18)