Luke 2:5
was of the house and line of David) to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was big with child.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
In Context
6And while they were there, the days of her delivery were fulfilled,
Cross References
Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Ghost:
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 →