Matthew 2:23

Matthew 2:23 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

23and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

23and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a 2:23 The Nazarenes may have been looked on with disfavor by other Jews because Roman soldiers, whose presence was greatly resented, were housed near Nazareth, perhaps causing the Nazarenes to be identified with them.Nazarene.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

23There he lived in a town called Nazareth. So what the prophets had said about Jesus came true. They had said that he would be called a Nazarene.

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