Discovery BoxMatthew 2:23 
Context2:23 He came to a town called Nazareth 1 and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus 2 would be called a Nazarene. 3
Matthew 4:13
Context4:13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth 4 to make his home in Capernaum 5 by the sea, 6 in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
1 sn Nazareth was a very small village in the region of Galilee (Galilee lay north of Samaria and Judea). The town was located about 15 mi (25 km) west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. According to Luke 1:26, Mary was living in Nazareth when the birth of Jesus was announced to her.
map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.
2 tn There is no expressed subject of the third person singular verb here; the pronoun “he” is implied. Instead of this pronoun the referent “Jesus” has been supplied in the text to clarify to whom this statement refers.
3 tn The Greek could be indirect discourse (as in the text), or direct discourse (“he will be called a Nazarene”). Judging by the difficulty of finding OT quotations (as implied in the plural “prophets”) to match the wording here, it appears that the author was using a current expression of scorn that conceptually (but not verbally) found its roots in the OT.
4 map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.
5 tn Grk “and leaving Nazareth, he came and took up residence in Capernaum.”
sn Capernaum was a town located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region, and it became the hub of operations for Jesus’ Galilean ministry.
map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.
6 tn Or “by the lake.”
sn By the sea refers to the Sea of Galilee.
