Matthew 2:23
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.
KJV
καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγομένην Ναζαρέθ· ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται.
Greek NT
Et veniens habitavit in civitate quæ vocatur Nazareth : ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per prophetas : Quoniam Nazaræus vocabitur.
Vulgate
and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.
ASV
And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Ναζαρέθ
nazareth
noun · 12×
Ναζωραῖος
nazoraios
noun · 13×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κατοικέω
katoikeo
verb · 45×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πληρόω
pleroo
verb · 86×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
πόλις
polis
noun · 164×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅπως
opos
adverb · 53×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Isa 11:1 · paraphrase"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"Isaiah's branch (netzer) loosely linked to Nazarene designation
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. Yea, says one, Herod you have full well deprived of excuse, and proved him bloodthirsty; but you have not yet solved the question about the injustice of what took place. For if he did unjustly, wherefore did God permit it? Now, what should we say to this? That which I do not cease to say continually, in church, in the market-place and everywhere; that which I also wish you c…
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Cross-references
- Acts 2:22 — Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
- John 1:45 — Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
- John 1:45 — Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
- Judg 13:5 — For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the
- Luke 1:26 — And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
- Luke 2:4 — And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
- Luke 4:16 — And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
- Luke 18:37 — And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
- Mark 1:9 — And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
- Mark 6:1 — And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
- Matt 1:22 — Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- Matt 2:15 — And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- Matt 4:14 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
- Matt 13:54 — And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.