Can you tell me what prophet it was that said Jesus would be called a Nazarene, as stated in Matt. 2:23? There is no record which states this in so many words. It is true, however, that there have been writings of prophets which have not come down to us. We read in different parts of the Old Testament of the writings of this one and that one, but which in the lapse of ages have been destroyed. Presumably a very small part of what has been written to God's children has come down to us. Others, however, have seen a reference to this in Zech. 6:12, "Behold the Man whose name is the Branch." Nazarene comes from nazor, a branch, and the reference in Matthew is supposed to be to Zech. 6:12. This is the best light that has yet been thrown upon the passage.