How many times is Nazareth mentioned in the Bible?
The word Nazareth appears 29 times in the King James Version, in 29 verses. It is found in 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Nazareth 24 times.
Nazareth in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Nazareth counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Nazareth | 29 | 24 |
| Total | 29 | 24 |
First and last mention of Nazareth
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.
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Where the two translations differ
5 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Mark 1:24: counted in the KJV only
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.
saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”
Mark 10:47: counted in the KJV only
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.
When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
Verses with Nazareth on our topic pages
2 verses that use Nazareth in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
On: Mothers
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
On: Holy Spirit
Common questions
How many times is Nazareth in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 29 uses are in the Old Testament and 29 in the New Testament. Nazareth appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Luke has the most (8), then Acts (7) and Mark (5).
Where is Nazareth first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 2:23: "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." The last is Acts 26:9.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.