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Matthew 2:21–23

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And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
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.
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From verse 21

  1. Genesis 6:22Rank 1 from verse 21
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    22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

  2. Hebrews 11:8Rank 2 from verse 21
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    8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

From verse 22

  1. Isaiah 48:17–18Rank 1 from verse 22
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    17Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

    18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

  2. Luke 2:39Rank 2 from verse 22
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    39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  3. John 7:52Rank 3 from verse 22
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    52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  4. 1 Samuel 16:2Rank 4 from verse 22
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    2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

  5. Acts 9:13–14Rank 5 from verse 22
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    13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

    14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

  6. Genesis 19:17–21Rank 6 from verse 22
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    17¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

    18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

    19Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

    20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

    21And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

  7. Isaiah 30:21Rank 7 from verse 22
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    21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  8. John 7:41–42Rank 8 from verse 22
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    41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  9. Matthew 1:20Rank 9 from verse 22
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    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

  10. Matthew 2:12–13Rank 10 from verse 22
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    12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

    13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  11. Matthew 2:19Rank 11 from verse 22
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    19¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

  12. Matthew 3:13Rank 12 from verse 22
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    13¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

  13. Psalms 107:6–7Rank 13 from verse 22
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    6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

    7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

  14. Psalms 121:8Rank 14 from verse 22
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    8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  15. Psalms 48:14Rank 15 from verse 22
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    14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

  16. Psalms 73:24Rank 16 from verse 22
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    24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

From verse 23

  1. Judges 13:5Rank 1 from verse 23
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    5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

  2. John 1:45–46Rank 2 from verse 23
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    45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

    46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  3. Mark 1:24Rank 3 from verse 23
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    24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  4. Acts 24:5Rank 4 from verse 23
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    5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

  5. John 18:5Rank 5 from verse 23
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    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

  6. John 18:7Rank 6 from verse 23
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    7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

  7. John 19:19Rank 7 from verse 23
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    19¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  8. Luke 1:26Rank 8 from verse 23
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    26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

  9. Luke 2:39Rank 9 from verse 23
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    39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  10. Matthew 1:22Rank 10 from verse 23
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    22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

  11. Matthew 26:71Rank 11 from verse 23
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    71And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

  12. Acts 2:22Rank 12 from verse 23
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    22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

  13. Amos 2:10–12Rank 13 from verse 23
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    10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

    11And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.

    12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

  14. 1 Samuel 1:11Rank 14 from verse 23
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    11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.

  15. Numbers 6:13Rank 15 from verse 23
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    13¶ And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

  16. Isaiah 53:1–2Rank 16 from verse 23
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    1WHO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

  17. Psalms 69:9–10Rank 17 from verse 23
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    9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

    10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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Matthew 2:21

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

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child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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Matthew 2:22

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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reign

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Sense 1: To exercise kingly rule, dominion, governing power, or controlling power. Sense 2: Royal rule or dominion, or the period during which a ruler governs.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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warned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of warn, meaning to give notice of danger, evil, duty, or a future event; to caution or admonish beforehand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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aside

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1. To or at one side; apart or away from a person, place, or company. 2. Away from a path, course, duty, allegiance, or subject. 3. Put apart, removed, discarded, or rejected.

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parts

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Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.

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Matthew 2:23

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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fulfilled

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Filled up, completed, accomplished, performed, satisfied, expired, or brought fully to the appointed result, measure, time, or realization.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:19¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

2:21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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2:22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

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2:23And 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.

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