The town in Galilee. Its first-century site is agreed; nothing of the house is.

Counted wherever the text reads Nazareth, or Nazarene, whoever is speaking and whatever is meant by it. The count is of words on a page — so two sentences are shown from each book, to say what the counting found.

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Chrysostom, On the Acts 28 · 11 homilies

…"Jesus of Nazareth": and does not say anything great about Him, nor even such as one would say about a Prophet, so far: "Jesus," he says, "of Nazareth, a man proved (to be) from God among you.Homily 6

"For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.Homily 15

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Augustine, On St John 18 · 7 tractates

…no man knoweth whence he is." As to how this opinion among the Jews arose, that "when Christ comes, no man knoweth whence He is" (for it did not arise without reason), if we consider the Scriptures, we find, brethren, that the Holy Scriptures have declared of Christ that "He shall be called a Nazarene.Tractate 31

And they said, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deeds and words before God and all the people: how our priests and rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and bound Him to the cross.Tractate 9

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Chrysostom, On St Matthew 18 · 8 homilies

…why settled at Nazareth, 58; why came to John's baptism, 62; His baptism far greater than John's, 71; why taught by natural emblems, 72; indwelling of, mysterious, 73; why humbled Himself to be baptized, 75; why went into the desert, 80; why fasted, 80; temptation of, contrasted with Adam's, 82; in temptation repr…Homily 90

For not then, surely, when He was a child, and came to Nazareth, but thirty years after, John cometh; as Luke also testifies.Homily 10

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Catena Aurea on St Mark 15 · 6 chapters

…But Matthew writes this miracle as if it were done in the city of the Lord, whilst Mark places it in Capernaum, which would be more difficult of solution, if Matthew had also named Nazareth.Chapter 2

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.Chapter 10

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St Luke 12 · 6 chapters

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.Luke 2

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day: and he rose up to read.Luke 4

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The Acts 8 · 8 chapters

Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here before you, whole.Acts 4

Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.Acts 10

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St Mark 6 · 5 chapters

Who when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out and to say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.Mark 10

And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in Jordan.Mark 1

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Cyril, On St Luke 5 · 4 sermons

When then the officers said, Jesus of Nazareth, He yielded Himself into the hands of those murderers, saying, I am He.Sermon 148

…for they broke their power in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.Sermon 47

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St John 5 · 3 chapters

…We have found him of whom Moses, in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.John 1

…JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.John 19

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St Matthew 5 · 4 chapters

And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.Matthew 2

And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and of Nephthalim;Matthew 4

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The City of God 1 · 1 book

_To what extent the Lord was pleased to make Himself known to the demons._ The devils themselves knew this manifestation of God so well, that they said to the Lord, though clothed with the infirmity of flesh, "What have we to do with Thee, Jesus of Nazareth?Book 13

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Dante, Paradiso 1 · 1 canto

…Their meditations reach not Nazareth, There where his pinions Gabriel unfolded; But Vatican and the other parts elect Of Rome, which have a cemetery been Unto the soldiery that followed Peter Shall soon be free from this adultery.Paradiso 9

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Antiquities of the Jews 1 · 1 book

48, that, "If they let Jesus alone," with his miracles, "all men would believe on him, and the Romans would come and take away both their place and nation." Which political crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth brought down the vengeance of God upon them, and occasioned those very Romans, of whom they seemed so much afraid, that to prevent it they put him to death, actually to "come and take away both their place and nation" within thirty-eight years afterwards.Book 13

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