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23 and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a [a]Nazarene.”

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  1. Matthew 2:23 The Nazarenes may have been looked on with disfavor by other Jews because Roman soldiers, whose presence was greatly resented, were housed near Nazareth, perhaps causing the Nazarenes to be identified with them.

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