Luke 2:2

(And this taxing was first made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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Cornelius a Lapide

AD 1637
And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. First, that is general,—throughout all the world, which had now been lulled into peace under Augustus and the Romans; for there was a particular census taken in several provinces prior to this general one. So Paulus Orosius, Bede, Maldonatus, Jansenius, Toletus, Franciscus Lucas and others. First, again, because a second was taken ten years after, when Cyrenius was sent to Syria to superintend it, for the purpose of confiscating the property of Archelaus who was then exiled;—see Josephus, Antiq. bk. xviii, ch1. Tertullian, "against Marcion" bk. iv, ch7 , 19 , and36 , says that this first enrolment was made under Sentius Saturninus, who was sent expressly for the purpose by Augustus at the time when Cyrenius was governor of Syria in all things, and, consequently, with respect to this census as well. Or, according to others, Cyrenius began the census, and, being called away to a war against the Homonadians—over whom he s...

George Leo Haydock

AD 1849
By Cyrinus, or Publius Sucp. Quirinus. (Witham) This was the first census made by Quirinus, governor of Syria: nine years after the birth of Christ, this same Quirinus was charged to make a second, when Judea was reduced to a Roman province, by the deposition and exile of Archelaus.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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