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Luke 2:5

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

KJV

ἀπογράψασθαι σὺν Μαριὰμ τῇ ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ, οὔσῃ ἐγκύῳ.

Greek NT

ut profiteretur cum Maria desponsata sibi uxore prægnante.

Vulgate

to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

ASV

To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μαρία
maria
noun · 54×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
μνηστεύω
mnesteuo
verb · 3×
σύν
sun
preposition · 129×
ἀπογράφω
apographo
verb · 4×
ἔγκυος
egkuos
noun · 1×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ | RP: μεμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ γυναικί
  • ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷSBLGNT
  • ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • μεμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ γυναικίRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Matt 1:18 — Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.