Verse Comparison: Luke 2:2
American Standard Version
This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Amplified® Bible
This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Contemporary English Version
These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Darby English Version
The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government of Syria.
Good News Bible
When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria.
International Standard Version
This was the first registration taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
King James Version
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
New American Standard Bible
This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
New International Version
(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
New King James Version
This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
This constituted the first census taken while Quirinius served as governor of Syria.
Young's Literal Translation
this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --