Luke 2:5 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

Luke 2:5

3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.

4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to ^athe city of David, which is called Bethlehem, ^bbecause he was of the house and lineage of David,

5 to be registered with Mary, ^ahis betrothed wife, who was with child.

6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.

7 And ^ashe brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a¹ manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And¹ behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, ^aand they were greatly afraid.

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Luke 2:5

To enrol himself with Mary (apograyasqai sun Mariam). Direct middle. "With Mary" is naturally taken with the infinitive as here. If so, that means that Mary's family register was in Bethlehem also and that she also belonged to the house of David. It is possible to connect "with Mary" far back with "went up" (anebh) in verse Luke 2:4, but it is unnatural to do so. There is no real reason for doubting that Mary herself was a descendant of David and that is the obvious way to understand Luke's genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:23-38). The Syriac Sinaitic expressly says that both Joseph and Mary were of the house and city of David.

Betrothed (emnhsteumenhn). Same verb as in Luke 1:27, but here it really means "married" or "espoused" as Matthew 1:24 f. shows. Otherwise she could not have travelled with Joseph.

Great with child (enkuw). Only here in N.T. Common Greek word.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 2:5:

Matthew 2:1
Luke 1:24
Luke 1:33
Luke 2:1
Hebrews 12:23

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