Matthew 2:23

Translations

Modern

…and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Traditional

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

Literal

And having come, he dwelt in a city being called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled, that having been spoken through the prophets, that “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Latin

Et veniens habitavit in civitate quæ vocatur Nazareth: ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per prophetas: Quoniam Nazaræus vocabitur.

Original

Greek

English

…and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Notes

Matthew 2:23

“He will be called a Nazarene”: Matthew connects the name Nazareth with words from the prophets (see Isaiah 11:1, where the Messiah is called a “Branch,” [Hebrew netser]; and Judges 13:5, where Samson is called a “Nazirite”).

Matthew 1:1–2:23

This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes:

his family history and birth (chapter 1), and
the places he lived as a child (chapter 2).

The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Mary, Mother of Jesus The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Joseph and Mary return to Nazarethc. 4 BC

Related verses

Judges 13:5
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
John 1:45–46
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Mark 1:24
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
John 18:5
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
Luke 1:26
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Acts 24:5
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Luke 2:39
When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Matthew 1:22
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
John 18:7
So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
John 19:19
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 26:71
When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

Parallels

Luke 2:39–40

Places

Nazareth: The hometown of Jesus in Galilee

Glossary

Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Census Egypt, Egyptian Galilee Gospel of Matthew Magi Mary Messiah Nazarene Nazareth Slaughter of the Innocents

Topics

Galilee: Modern Towns of Nazareth Infant Death Jesus, the Christ: Flight Into and Return from Egypt Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Nazarene Joseph: Husband of Mary: Warned in a Dream to Return to Nazareth Miracles: Catalogue of The Deliverance of Jesus Nazareth: Joseph and Mary Live At Titles and Names of Christ: Nazarene

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