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Luke 2:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

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Joseph.

Luke 1:26‑27• ²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. (Luke 1:26‑27)

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Luke 3:23• ²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, (Luke 3:23)

of the city.

Luke 4:16• ¹⁶And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. (Luke 4:16)

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Matt. 2:23• ²³And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. (Matt. 2:23)

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John 1:46• ⁴⁶And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46)

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Gen. 35:19• ¹⁹And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. (Gen. 35:19)

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Gen. 48:7• ⁷And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem. (Gen. 48:7)

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Ruth 1:19• ¹⁹So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? (Ruth 1:19)

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Ruth 2:4• ⁴And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. (Ruth 2:4)

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Ruth 4:11,17,21‑22• ¹¹And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
¹⁷And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
²¹And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
²²And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. (Ruth 4:11,17,21‑22)

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1 Sam. 16:1,4• ¹And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
⁴And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? (1 Sam. 16:1,4)

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1 Sam. 17:12,58• ¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
⁵⁸And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. (1 Sam. 17:12,58)

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1 Sam. 20:6• ⁶If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. (1 Sam. 20:6)

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Mic. 5:2• ²But thou, Bethlehem 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. (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 2:1‑6• ¹Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
²Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
⁶And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. (Matt. 2:1‑6)

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John 7:42• ⁴²Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? (John 7:42)

he was.

Luke 1:27• ²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. (Luke 1:27)

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Luke 3:23‑31• ²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, (Luke 3:23‑31)

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Matt. 1:1‑17• ¹The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
²Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
³And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
⁴And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
⁵And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
⁶And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
⁷And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
⁸And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
⁹And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
¹⁰And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
¹¹And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
¹²And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
¹³And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
¹⁴And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
¹⁵And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
¹⁶And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (Matt. 1:1‑17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David’s cityf, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

JND Translation Notes

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Or "a city of David."

W. Kelly Translation

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and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and family of David),

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)