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Luke 2:6

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, 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.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
KJV
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
WEB
While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth.
ASV
And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.
DARBY
And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth [to her child] were fulfilled,
BLB
And it came to pass, in their being there, [that] the days of her giving birth were fulfilled.
ÅB
Men det skjedde mens de var der, da kom tiden da hun skulle føde.
OTB
Mens de var der, kom tiden da hun skulle føde.
B1930
Men det skjedde mens de var der, da kom tiden da hun skulde føde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 33:11

    The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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  • Revelation 12:1–5

    And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

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  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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  • Proverbs 19:21

    There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

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  • Luke 1:57

    Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

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