When you think of the phrase no room at the inn your mind is automatically taken to mary and joseph being pointed in the direction of a stable as their arduous quest to find a safe place to give birth comes to a conclusion.
There was no room in the inn.
But other christians suggest that this verse is better translated upper room or guest room as it is in luke 2 7.
New king james version and she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.
At the heart of this debate is the greek word kataluma which you can see defined in our lexicon.
Because there was no room for them in the inn.
The real reason why there was no room at the inn.
So it was that while they were there the days were completed for her to be delivered.
There was no room for him at the inn.
Luke 1 luke 3 luke 2 7 king james version kjv 7 and she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.
I ve heard they ve been stopping instead at the next inn over which is unfortunate given the bed bug situation or so i hear.
For many this verse says that there was no room for joseph and mary in the inn a tradition that stretches way back.
It is a well known part of the nativity story and a stimulus for christmas imagery.
The reference is simply to space.
And she wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.
The owner of the local motel 6 slams the door in joseph s face saying that there is no vacancy then joseph finally finds a.
In the context of inn most assume this is referring to an individual room no room in the inn yet even inns of that time did not often have individual rooms.
King james version kjv.
And she gave birth to her firstborn son.
This is a christmas sermon dealing with the birth of christ.
What luke is telling us is that there was not enough room or enough space for them in the guest room.
And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn kataluma.