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Matthew 2:23
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21 Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a adream, he turned aside binto the region of Galilee.  
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called aNazareth, that it might be fulfilled bwhich was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” 
Verse Comparison: Matthew 2:23

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American Standard Version
and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

Amplified® Bible
He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: He shall be called a Nazarene [Branch, Separated One].

Contemporary English Version
and they went to live there in the town of Nazareth. So the Lord's promise came true, just as the prophet had said, "He will be called a Nazarene."

Darby English Version
and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

Good News Bible
and made his home in a town named Nazareth. And so what the prophets had said came true: "He will be called a Nazarene."

International Standard Version
and came and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

King James Version
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

New American Standard Bible
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. {This was} to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

New International Version
and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

New King James Version
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This fulfilled what God spoke through the prophets: "He shall have the name Nazarene."

Revised Standard Version
And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be

Young's Literal Translation
and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that `A Nazarene he shall be called.'


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