en_tn_lite_do_not_use/mat/02/23.md

what had been spoken through the prophets

This can be stated in active form. AT: "what the Lord spoke long ago through the prophets" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

he would be called a Nazarene

Here "he" refers to Jesus. The prophets before the time of Jesus would have referred to him as the Messiah or the Christ. AT: "people would say that the Christ is a Nazarene" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)