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 8:34
Context8:34 Then 4 the entire town 5 came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
Matthew 10:5
Context10:5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: 6 “Do not go to Gentile regions 7 and do not enter any Samaritan town. 8
Matthew 10:14-15
Context10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off 9 your feet as you leave that house or that town. 10:15 I tell you the truth, 10 it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah 11 on the day of judgment than for that town!
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 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
5 tn Or “city.”
6 tn Grk “instructing them, saying.”
7 tn Grk “on the road of the Gentiles.” That is, a path that leads to Gentile regions.
8 tn Grk “town [or city] of the Samaritans.”
9 sn To shake the dust off represented shaking off the uncleanness from one’s feet; see Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; 18:6. It was a sign of rejection.
10 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
11 sn The allusion to Sodom and Gomorrah, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment.
