What Does the Bible Say About Nazareth?

“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”

“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.”

“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”

“Saying, 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.”

“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

“And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,”

“To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.”

“And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.”

“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)”

“And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.”

“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.”

“And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,”

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”

“To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

“And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.”

“And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”

“And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?”

“And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.”

“And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.”

“But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;”

“But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.”

“And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.”

“And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,”

“And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. brow: or, edge”

“But he passing through the midst of them went his way,”

“Saying, 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. Let: or, Away”

“And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.”

“And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:”

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