Matthew 2:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

dwelt. settled.

in. Greek. eis.

Nazareth. His former residence. App-169. TheAramaic name. See App-94. See note on verses: Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:11, in, and Luke 2:39.

that. so that.

spoken. It does not say "written". It is not "an unsolved difficulty", as alleged. The prophecy had been uttered by more than one prophet; therefore the reference to the Hebrew nezer (=. branch) is useless, as it is used of Christ only by Isaiah (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 60:21), and it was "spoken" by "the prophets" (plural) Note the Figure of speech Hysteresis. App-6.

Matthew 2:23

23 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.