Context 2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor1 of Syria.
Luke 20:29
Context 20:29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman2 and died without children.
[2:2]1tn Or “was a minister of Syria.” This term could simply refer to an administrative role Quirinius held as opposed to being governor (Josephus, Ant. 18.4.2 [18.88]). See also Luke 2:1.
[20:29]2tnGrk “took a wife” (an idiom for marrying a woman).