In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee.
There he lived in a town called Nazareth. The prophets had said that Jesus would be called a Nazarene, and in this way their words came true.
The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel! I’m the angel who stands right next to God! I’ve been sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.
Others said, “He’s the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
Because Joseph was from the family line of David, he went from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea so he could register there in Bethlehem, the town of David.
Joseph and Mary did everything that the Law of the Lord required, and then they returned to their own town of Nazareth in Galilee.