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NET Bible
He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
New American Standard Bible
and came and lived in a city called
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.
Holman Bible
Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that He will be called a Nazarene.
International Standard Version
and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
A Conservative Version
And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a
An Understandable Version
and settled in a town called Nazareth, so that it could fulfill what was spoken by the prophets [Isa. 11:1 in the Hebrew text] that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
Anderson New Testament
and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
and he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and went to dwell in a town called Nazareth, so that those words of one of the prophets were fulfill'd, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Darby Translation
and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.
Godbey New Testament
And having come, he went down into the city called Nazareth, in order that the words spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that He shall be called a Nazarene.
Goodspeed New Testament
and he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in fulfilment of the saying of the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be completed spoken by the prophets, That he shall be called a Nazarite.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he came [and] lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Modern King James verseion
And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: to fulfill that which was spoken by the Prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarite."
Moffatt New Testament
He went and settled in a town called Nazaret, so that what had been said by the prophets might be fulfilled: 'He shall be called a Nazarene.'
Montgomery New Testament
in fulfilment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
New Heart English Bible
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazarene.
Noyes New Testament
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,"
Sawyer New Testament
and went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that the word spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazoraean.
The Emphasized Bible
and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth, - that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets - A Nazarene, shall he be called.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he shall be called a Nazarean.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And there he settled in the town of Nazareth, in fulfillment of these words in the Prophets--'He will be called a Nazarene.'
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Williams New Testament
He went to a town called Nazareth and made his home there, so that the saying of the prophet was fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."
World English Bible
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Worrell New Testament
and, coming, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "A Nazarene shall He be called."
Worsley New Testament
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.'
Themes
Galilee » Modern towns of » Nazareth
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of reputation he shall be called a nazarene
Jesus Christ » History of » Flight into and return from egypt
Jesus Christ » Names of » Nazarene
Joseph » Husband of mary » Warned in a dream to return to nazareth
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 2:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph, Mary, And Jesus Return To Nazareth
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee. 23 He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
Cross References
Judges 13:5
Look, you will conceive and have a son. You must never cut his hair, for the child will be dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to deliver Israel from the power of the Philistines."
John 1:45-46
Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about -- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
1 Samuel 1:11
She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."
Luke 1:26
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
John 18:5
They replied, "Jesus the Nazarene." He told them, "I am he." (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.)
John 18:7
Then Jesus asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."
John 19:19
Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."
Numbers 6:13
"'Now this is the law of the Nazirite: When the days of his separation are fulfilled, he must be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting,
Psalm 69:9-10
Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
Isaiah 53:1-2
Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord's power revealed through him?
Amos 2:10-12
I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites' land as your own.
Matthew 1:22
This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:
Matthew 26:71
When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."
Mark 1:24
"Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God!"
Luke 2:39
So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Acts 2:22
"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know --
Acts 24:5
For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.