Verse 23
Matthew 2:23
New Living Translation
23
So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγομένην Ναζαρέτ, ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται.
English Translation
And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some...
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2
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him....
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3
King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
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4
He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Me...
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5
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
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6
‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,<br>are not least among the ruling cities of Judah,<br>fo...
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7
Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when th...
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8
Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come...
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9
After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them...
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10
When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!
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11
They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped hi...
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12
When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God (Elohim) had...
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13
After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to E...
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14
That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother,
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15
and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the proph...
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Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all...
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17
Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God (Elohim) had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
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18
“A cry was heard in Ramah —<br>weeping and great mourning.<br>Rachel weeps for her children,<br>refu...
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19
When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
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20
“Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those w...
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21
So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Yashua (Jesus) and his mother.
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22
But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there...
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23
So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “...