Nazareth

Certainty

Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)

Coordinates

32.702° N, 35.298° E

• Espousal of Maryc. 6 BC
• An Angel Speaks to Joseph in a Dreamc. 5 BC
• The Annuciationc. 5 BC
• Joseph and Mary return to Nazarethc. 4 BC
• Childhood of Jesusc. 4 BC
• Jesus Growing Upc. AD 9
• Jesus Rejected at Nazarethc. AD 27
• 2nd Rejection at Nazarethc. AD 29

Nazarene· Nazareth

• Ναζαρέθ, Ναζαρά·Nazareth
• Ναζαρηνός·Nazareth
• Ναζωραῖος·Nazareth

Includes 4 verses that refer to Nazareth without naming it.

1. Matthew 2:23
   …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.”
2. Matthew 4:13
   Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
3. Matthew 21:11
   The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
4. Matthew 26:71
   When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
5. Mark 1:9
   In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
6. Mark 1:24
   “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
7. Mark 10:47
   When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
8. Mark 14:67
   …and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
9. Mark 14:69Referred to, not named
   There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
10. Mark 14:70Referred to, not named
    But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
11. Mark 14:71Referred to, not named
    But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
12. Mark 16:6
    But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
13. Luke 1:26
    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
14. Luke 2:4
    So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
15. Luke 2:39
    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
16. Luke 2:51
    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
17. Luke 4:16
    Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
18. Luke 4:23Referred to, not named
    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
19. Luke 4:34
    “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
20. Luke 18:37
    “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
21. Luke 24:19
    “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
22. John 1:45
    Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
23. John 1:46
    “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
24. John 18:5
    “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
25. John 18:7
    So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
26. John 19:19
    Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27. Acts 2:22
    Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
28. Acts 3:6
    But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
29. Acts 4:10
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
30. Acts 6:14
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
31. Acts 10:38
    …how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
32. Acts 22:8
    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
33. Acts 24:5
    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
34. Acts 26:9
    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.