He went to a town called Nazareth and lived there. This gave full meaning to what God said through the prophets. God said the Messiah would be called a Nazarene.
Matthew 26:71 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then he left the yard. At the gate another girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he had gone out to the porch, another maid saw him, and she said to the bystanders, This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene! American Standard Version (1901) And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. Common English Bible When he went over to the gate, another woman saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then, as he exited by the gate, another maidservant saw him. And she said to those who were there, "This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him, and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. |
He went to a town called Nazareth and lived there. This gave full meaning to what God said through the prophets. God said the Messiah would be called a Nazarene.
But Peter told everyone there that this was not true. “I don’t know what you are talking about,” he said.
Again, Peter said he was never with Jesus. He said, “I swear to God I don’t know the man!”
A short time later, someone else saw Peter and said, “You are also one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”