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Berean Standard Bible

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

Matthew 2:23

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After Herod's death, Joseph brings his family back from Egypt but avoids Judea out of fear of Herod's son. Warned in a dream, he settles in Galilee.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vino, y habitó en la ciudad que se llama Nazaret: para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por los profetas, que había de ser llamado Nazareno.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y se fueron a vivir a un lugar llamado Nazaret. Así se cumplieron las predicciones de los profetas que afirmaban que Jesús sería llamado nazareno.

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