Luke 2:6
And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
In Context
5to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; but the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Luke 1:57Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:2-8
The Birth of Christ. 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 ( And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 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:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with… Read the whole commentary →