The Birth of Jesus Christ

Luke 2

¹ In those days _l a decree went out from _m Caesar Augustus that all the world should be _n registered. ² This was the first _n registration when ₁ Quirinius _o was governor of Syria. ³ And all went to be registered, each to his own town. ⁴ And Joseph also went up _p from Galilee, from the town of _q Nazareth, to Judea, to _r the city of David, which is called _s Bethlehem, _t because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, ₂ who was with child. ⁶ And _t while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. ⁷ And she gave birth to her firstborn son and _u wrapped him in swaddling cloths and _v laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in _w the inn.

1. Cross References
   Acts 17:7
   And Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
   
2. Cross References
   Luke 3:1
   In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
   
3. Cross References
   Acts 5:37
   After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 2:1
   In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
   
5. Cross References
   Luke 3:1
   In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
   
6. Cross References
   Luke 1:26
   In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 2:23
   And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene.
   
8. Cross References
   Luke 2:11
   For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
   John 7:42
   Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
   1 Samuel 16:1
   The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
   
9. Cross References
   Matthew 2:1
   Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.
   
10. Cross References
    Luke 1:27
    To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
    
11. Cross References
    Luke 2:4
    And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David.
    
12. Cross References
    Luke 2:12
    And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.
    
13. Cross References
    Luke 2:16
    And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
    
14. Cross References
    Luke 22:11
    And tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?