Luke 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀνέβη
anabaínō
G305
to ascend
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Ἰωσὴφ
Iōsḗph
G2501
Joseph
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Γαλιλαίας
Galilaía
G1056
Galilee
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
πόλεως
pólis
G4172
city
Ναζαρὲθ
Nazaréth
G3478
Nazareth
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίαν
Ioudaía
G2449
Judea
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
πόλιν
pólis
G4172
city
Δαυεὶδ
Dabíd
G1138
David
ἥτις
hóstis
G3748
whoever
καλεῖται
kaléō
G2564
to call
Βηθλέεμ
Bēthleém
G965
Bethlehem
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
οἴκου
oîkos
G3624
house
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πατριᾶς
patriá
G3965
family
Δαυείδ
Dabíd
G1138
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).