Matthew 2:23

The Passion Translation

So he settled his family in the village of Nazareth, fulfilling the prophecy that he would be known as the “Branch.”

Cross References

Matthew 1:22

This happened to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through his prophet:

Matthew 21:11

Some asked, “Who is this man?” And the crowds shouted back, “This is Jesus! He’s the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee!”

Matthew 26:71

Later, as he stood near the gateway of the courtyard, another servant girl noticed him and said, “I know this man is a follower of Jesus the Nazarene!”

Mark 1:24

“Hey! Leave us alone! Jesus the victorious, I know who you are. You’re God’s Holy One and you have come to destroy us!”

Mark 1:9

One day, Jesus came from the Galilean village of Nazareth and had John immerse him in the Jordan River.

Luke 1:26

During the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent from God’s presence to an unmarried girl named Mary, living in Nazareth, a village in Galilee. She was engaged to a man named Joseph, a true descendant of King David.

Luke 18:37

“It’s Jesus!” they said. “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

Luke 2:39

When Mary and Joseph had completed everything required of them by the Law of the Lord, they took Jesus and returned to their home in Nazareth in Galilee.

John 18:5

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. (Now Judas, the traitor, was among them.) He replied, “I am he.”

John 18:7

So once more, Jesus asked them, “Who are you looking for?” As they stood up, they answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

John 19:19

Pilate had them post a sign over the cross, which was written in three languages—Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. Many of the people of Jerusalem read the sign, for he was crucified near the city. The sign stated: “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”

Acts 2:22

Peter continued, “People of Israel, listen to the facts. Jesus, the Victorious, was a man on a divine mission whose authority was clearly proven. For you know how God performed many powerful miracles, signs, and wonders through him.

Acts 24:5

For we have found this man to be a contagious plague, a seditious man who continually stirs up riots among the Jews all over the world. He has become a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.

Judges 13:5

You will conceive and will give birth to a son. Raise the boy as one dedicated to God from the womb and never cut his hair. He will begin to deliver Israel from Philistine power.”