Luke 2:4 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And 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,
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Joseph also ascended from Galilee, from 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,
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
MSB Majority Standard Bible
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
LSV Literal Standard Version
and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Beth-Lehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
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Darby Darby Translation
and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And 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 lineage of David)
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And Ioseph also went vp from Galile out of a citie called Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Beth-leem (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
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.
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And Ioseph also ascended from Galile oute of a cite called Nazareth into Iurie: vnto the cite of David which is called Bethleem because he was of the housse and linage of David
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
FBV Free Bible Version
Joseph was descended from King David, so he left Nazareth in Galilee to go to Bethlehem, the city of David, in Judea.
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Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
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,
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y subió también Joseph de Galiléa de la ciudad de Nazaréth, á Judéa, á la ciudad de David, que se llama Bethlehém: porque era de la casa y familia de David,
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y subió José de Galilea, de la ciudad de Nazaret, á Judea, á la ciudad de David, que se llama Bethlehem, por cuanto era de la casa y familia de David;
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
También José, que era descendiente del rey David, tuvo que ir de Nazaret, que era una ciudad de la región de Galilea, a Belén, que estaba en Judea. Esa era la ciudad de David,
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Por tanto José subió de [la] ciudad de Nazaret de Galilea, a Belén, [la] ciudad de David en Judea, porque él era de [la] casa y familia de David,
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
José era descendiente del Rey David, por lo tanto partió de Nazaret, en Galilea, hacia Belén, la ciudad de David, en Judea.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
José también subió de Galilea, de la ciudad de Nazaret, a Judea, a la ciudad de David, llamada Belén, porque era de la casa y familia de David.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲτ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαυΐδ, ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλεέμ, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαυΐδ,
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ανεβη δε και ιωσηφ απο της γαλιλαιας εκ πολεως ναζαρετ εις την ιουδαιαν εις πολιν δαυιδ, ητις καλειται βηθλεεμ, δια το ειναι αυτον εξ οικου και πατριας δαυιδ,
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρέθ, εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, εἰς πόλιν Δαβίδ, ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαβίδ,
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
ανεβη δε και ιωσηφ απο τησ γαλιλαιασ εκ πολεωσ ναζαρετ εισ την ιουδαιαν εισ πολιν δαυιδ ητισ καλειται βηθλεεμ δια το ειναι αυτον εξ οικου και πατριασ δαυιδ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲθ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαυεὶδ ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλεέμ, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαυείδ,
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲθ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαυὶδ ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαυίδ,
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Ascendit autem et Joseph a Galilæa de civitate Nazareth in Judæam, in civitatem David, quæ vocatur Bethlehem: eo quod esset de domo et familia David,
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Взы́де же и҆ і҆ѡ́сифъ ѿ галїле́и, и҆з̾ гра́да назаре́та, во і҆ꙋде́ю, во гра́дъ дв҃довъ, и҆́же нарица́етсѧ виѳлее́мъ, занѐ бы́ти є҆мꙋ̀ ѿ до́мꙋ и҆ ѻ҆те́чества дв҃дова,
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Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Пошел также и Иосиф из Галилеи, из города Назарета, в Иудею, в город Давидов, называемый Вифлеем, потому что он был из дома и рода Давидова,
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ανέβη δε και Ιωσήφ από της Γαλιλαίας εκ της πόλεως Ναζαρέτ εις την Ιουδαίαν εις την πόλιν του Δαβίδ, ήτις καλείται Βηθλεέμ, επειδή αυτός ήτο εκ του οίκου και της πατριάς του Δαβίδ,
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Тада пође и Јосиф из Галилеје, из града Назарета у Јудеју у град Давидов који се зваше Витлејем, јер он беше из дома и племена Давидовог,
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Tada pođe i Josif iz Galileje, iz grada Nazareta u Judeju u grad Davidov koji se zvaše Vitlejem, jer on beše iz doma i plemena Davidovog,
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَصَعِدَ يُوسُفُ أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّاصِرَةِ إِلَى ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ ٱلَّتِي تُدْعَى بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ، لِكَوْنِهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ،
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC