Matthew 2:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

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  • Judg 13:5 : 5 For you are with child and will give birth to a son; his hair is never to be cut, for the child is to be separate to God from his birth; and he will take up the work of freeing Israel from the hands of the Philistines.
  • John 18:7 : 7 So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
  • John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
  • John 18:5 : 5 Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.
  • John 19:19 : 19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Luke 1:26 : 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
  • Luke 2:39 : 39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.
  • Matt 1:22 : 22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
  • Matt 26:71 : 71 And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.
  • Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:
  • Num 6:13 : 13 And this is the law for him who is separate, when the necessary days are ended: he is to come to the door of the Tent of meeting,
  • Ps 69:9-9 : 9 I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me. 10 My bitter weeping, and my going without food, were turned to my shame.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled? 2 For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;

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  • Matt 4:13-15
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    13 And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

    14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

    15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

  • Matt 1:20-23
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    20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

    21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Matt 2:4-6
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    4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

    5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

    6 You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

  • Luke 2:3-7
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    3 And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.

    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

    5 To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • Matt 2:13-15
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    13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

    14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;

    15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

  • Matt 2:21-22
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    21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

    22 But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

  • Luke 4:16-17
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    16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

    17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

  • Luke 1:26-27
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    26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27 To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

  • Matt 21:4
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    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

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    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

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    42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

  • Matt 2:1-2
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    1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

  • Luke 2:27
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    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

  • Luke 2:51
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    51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

  • Luke 2:21
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    21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

  • Matt 1:25
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    25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

    17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

  • John 1:45-46
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    45 Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

    46 Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

  • Matt 2:17
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    17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

    33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • Matt 2:8
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    8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

  • Luke 2:12
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    12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

  • John 4:44
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    44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

  • Matt 21:11
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    11 And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 3:13
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    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.