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When was Jesus born?
“In the days of Herod the king” (Matt. ii, 1).
“When Cyrenius was governor of Syria” (Luke ii, 2).
Between Matthew and Luke there is a discrepancy of fully nine years. If Jesus was born in the days of Herod he was born at least three years before the beginning of the Christian era: if he was born in the time of Cyrenius he was born at least six years after the beginning of the Christian era.