Matthew 2:23

and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, “He will be called a Nazarene,”

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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 when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report, And to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

Matthew 1:22Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

Mark 1:24saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Luke 2:39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

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 →

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