to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him[a] and was pregnant. While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger,[b] because there was no guest room available for them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 Lit betrothed
  2. 2:7 Or feeding trough, also in vv. 12,16

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him(A) and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

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