1

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

2

This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.

3

And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.

4

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

5

To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

6

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

7

And she had her first son and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.