Matthew 2:23

and settled down in Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said, “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Free Bible Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22But Joseph was afraid to go there after he learned that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea. Warned in a dream, Joseph went to the Galilee area

Read all of Matthew 2

Cross References

Numbers 6:13These are the rules to be observed when the Nazirite's time of dedication is finished. They are to be taken to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

1 Samuel 1:11She made a vow, asking, “Lord Almighty, if only you would pay attention to the suffering of your servant and remember me, and not forget me but give me a son, then I will dedicate him to the Lord for his whole life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”

Isaiah 53:1Has anyone believed our news? Who has the Lord shown his power to?

Matthew 1:22(Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:

Mark 1:24“Jesus of Nazareth, why are you bothering us? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You're God's Holy One!”

Luke 2:39Once they had completed everything God's law required, they returned to their home town of Nazareth in Galilee.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:20-23

Christ's Return from Egypt. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 2:23