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The [[Gospel of Matthew]] explains that the title Nazarene is derived from the prophecy, “he would be called a Nazarene.”<ref name="Matthew223">{{bibleverse||Matthew|2:23|ESV}}.</ref> Unlike other prophecies that Matthew quotes, this one has no literal [[Old Testament]] source. It may refer to a passage in the [[Book of Isaiah]], with "Nazarene" a Greek reading of the Hebrew ''ne·tser'' (branch), understood as a [[messiah|messianic]] title.<ref name="Miller">Miller, Fred P., [http://www.ao.net/~fmoeller/nazer2.htm Isaiah's Use of the word "Branch" or Nazarene]"</ref>

The [[Gospel of Matthew]] explains that the title Nazarene is derived from the prophecy, “he would be called a Nazarene.”<ref name="Matthew223">{{bibleverse||Matthew|2:23|ESV}}.</ref> Unlike other prophecies that Matthew quotes, this one has no literal [[Old Testament]] source. It may refer to a passage in the [[Book of Isaiah]], with "Nazarene" a Greek reading of the Hebrew ''ne·tser'' (branch), understood as a [[messiah|messianic]] title.<ref name="Miller">Miller, Fred P., [http://www.ao.net/~fmoeller/nazer2.htm Isaiah's Use of the word "Branch" or Nazarene]"</ref>

The Greek [[New Testament]] uses variation of the word "Nazarene" 19 times. In the [[Book of Acts]], "Nazorean" is used to refer to a follower of Jesus, i.e. a [[Christian]].<ref name="Acts245">{{bibleverse||Acts|24:5|ESV}}</ref> The modern words for "Christian" in Hebrew (''No·tsri'', נוֹצְרִי) and in Arabic (''Naṣrānī'', نصراني) are derived from "Nazarene."

The Greek [[New Testament]] uses variation of the word "Nazarene" 19 times. In the [[Book of Acts]], the word is used to refer to a follower of Jesus, i.e. a [[Christian]].<ref name="Acts245">{{bibleverse||Acts|24:5|ESV}}</ref> The modern words for "Christian" in Hebrew (''No·tsri'', נוֹצְרִי) and in Arabic (''Naṣrānī'', نصراني) are derived from "Nazarene."

==Etymology==

==Etymology==