Matthew 2:23

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He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.

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  • Judg 13:5 : 5 For you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor is to touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.
  • John 18:7 : 7 Jesus asked them again, 'Whom are you looking for?' And they said, 'Jesus the Nazarene.'
  • John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and so did the prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.' 46 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'
  • John 18:5 : 5 They answered him, 'Jesus the Nazarene.' Jesus said to them, 'I am he.' Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing with them.
  • John 19:19 : 19 Pilate also had a sign written and put on the cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
  • Luke 1:26 : 26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
  • Luke 2:39 : 39 When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
  • Matt 1:22 : 22 All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
  • Matt 26:71 : 71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to those standing there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."
  • Mark 1:24 : 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!'
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 She made a vow, saying, 'LORD of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your servant and remember me, and not forget Your servant, but give Your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.'
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through Him among you, as you yourselves know—
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
  • Num 6:13 : 13 This is the law for the Nazirite: When their period of dedication is complete, they are to be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  • Ps 69:9-9 : 9 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons. 10 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him.

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  • Matt 4:13-15
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    13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

    14This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

    15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

  • Matt 1:20-23
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    20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

    21'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

  • Matt 2:4-6
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    4He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.

    5They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:

    6'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'

  • Luke 2:3-7
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    3And everyone went to register, each to their own town.

    4So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

    5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

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

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room available for them in the inn.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Matt 2:13-15
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    13After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'

    14So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt.

    15They stayed there until the death of Herod, to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called My Son.'

  • Matt 2:21-22
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    21Joseph got up, took the child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

    22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

  • Luke 4:16-17
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    16He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

    17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

  • Luke 1:26-27
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    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

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  • Matt 12:17
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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

  • Mark 1:9
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    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • John 7:42
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  • Matt 2:1-2
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  • Luke 2:27
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    27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,

  • Luke 2:51
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    51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

  • Luke 2:21
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    21On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Matt 1:25
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    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

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  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

    17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

  • John 1:45-46
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    45Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and so did the prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.'

    46'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'

  • Matt 2:17
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    17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

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

    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Matt 2:8
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    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.'

  • Luke 2:12
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    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

  • John 4:44
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    44For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

  • Matt 21:11
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    11The crowds answered, 'This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.'

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

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