GAL 3:13 Parallel View

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ULT Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse on behalf of us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree”—

UST Even though we humans have not continuously and completely obeyed God’s laws, the Messiah rescued us from God punishing us eternally. The Messiah rescued us by his being the one God condemned instead of God condemning us. What Moses wrote in the Scriptures shows that this is true. He wrote, “God has cursed anyone whom people have executed for his crimes by hanging his body on a tree.”

BSB § Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”[fn]

3:13 Deuteronomy 21:23 (see also LXX)

BLB Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it has been written: "Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree"--

AICNT Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”[fn]

3:13, Deuteronomy 21:23 LXX

OEB Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for scripture says –
 ⇔ “Cursed is anyone who is hanged on a tree.”

WEB Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”

WMB Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”

NET Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “ Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)

LSV Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who is hanging on a tree,”

FBV Christ has rescued us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.[fn] As Scripture says, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”[fn]—

3:13 “By becoming a curse for us”: meaning by experiencing the consequences of sin. The idea that this was an imposed curse by God is not the meaning here. It is sin itself that brings the curse (see Romans 6:23).

3:13 Quoting Deuteronomy 21:23.

TCNT Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.”

T4T Even though we humans have not continuously and completely obeyed God’s laws, Christ rescued us from God punishing us eternally. Christ rescued us by his being the one God condemned instead of God condemning us. What is written {someone/Moses wrote} in the Scriptures shows that this is true. It is written {He wrote}, “God has cursed anyone whom people have executed for his crimes and whose body they have hung on a tree.”

LEB Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by[fn] becoming a curse for us, because it is written, “Cursedis everyone who hangs on a tree,”[fn]

?:? *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“becoming”) which is understood as means

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BBE Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:

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ASV Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

DRA Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written: Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

YLT Christ did redeem us from the curse of the law, having become for us a curse, for it hath been written, 'Cursed is every one who is hanging on a tree,'

DBY Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed [is] every one hanged upon a tree,)

RV Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

WBS Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Accursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

KJB Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
(Christ hath/has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: )

BB Christe hath redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe, beyng made a curse for vs. For it is written: Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree:
(Christ hath/has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. For it is written: Cursed is every one that hangeth on tree:)

GNV Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Lawe, made a curse for vs, (for it is written, Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree)
(Christ hath/has redeemed us from the curse of the Lawe, made a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on tree) )

CB But Christ hath delyuered vs from ye curse of the lawe, whan he became a curse for vs. (For it is wrytte: Cursed is euery man that hangeth on tre)
(But Christ hath/has delivered us from ye/you_all curse of the law, when he became a curse for us. (For it is written: Cursed is every man that hangeth on tre))

TNT But Christ hath delivered vs from the curse of the lawe and was made a cursed for vs. For it is writte: cursed is every one that hangeth on tree
(But Christ hath/has delivered us from the curse of the law and was made a cursed for us. For it is writte: cursed is every one that hangeth on tree )

WYC But Crist ayenbouyte us fro the curse of the lawe, and was maad acursid for vs; for it is writun, Ech man is cursid that hangith in the tre;
(But Christ ayenbouyte us from the curse of the law, and was made acursid for us; for it is written, Ech man is cursid that hangith in the tre;)

LUT Christus aber hat uns erlöset von dem Fluch des Gesetzes, da er ward ein Fluch für uns (denn es stehet geschrieben: Verflucht sei jedermann, der am Holz hänget!),
(Christ but has uns erlöset from to_him Fluch the lawes, there he was a Fluch for uns (denn it stands written: Verflucht be jedermann, the in/at/on_the Holz hänget!),)

CLV Christus nos redemit de maledicto legis, factus pro nobis maledictum: quia scriptum est: Maledictus omnis qui pendet in ligno:[fn]
(Christus nos redemit about maledicto legis, factus pro nobis maledictum: because scriptum it_is: Maledictus everyone who pendet in ligno:)

3.13 Factus pro nobis, id est, reputatus non solum maledictus, sed etiam maledictum. Vel, Factus est rei veritate maledictus, id est, mortalis. Maledictus qui pendet. Quasi: Satis ad pœnam sit quod suspensus moritur reus: et quod illic est usque ad vesperam, ut tunc deponatur et sepeliatur, ne si ibi sit diutius, majus sit opprobrium: et macula generi ejus. Omnis homo. Etiam Christus, ne futuri hæretici negent ejus veram mortem.

3.13 Factus pro nobis, id it_is, reputatus not/no solum maledictus, but also maledictum. Vel, Factus it_is rei veritate maledictus, id it_is, mortalis. Maledictus who pendet. Quasi: Satis to pœnam sit that suspensus moritur reus: and that illic it_is usque to vesperam, as tunc deponatur and sepeliatur, ne when/but_if ibi sit diutius, mayus sit opprobrium: and macula generi his. Omnis homo. Etiam Christus, ne futuri hæretici negent his veram mortem.

UGNT Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα, ὅτι γέγραπται, ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου,
(Ⱪristos haʸmas exaʸgorasen ek taʸs kataras tou nomou, genomenos huper haʸmōn katara, hoti gegraptai, epikataratos pas ho kremamenos epi xulou,)

SBL-GNT Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα, ⸂ὅτι γέγραπται⸃· Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου,
(Ⱪristos haʸmas exaʸgorasen ek taʸs kataras tou nomou genomenos huper haʸmōn katara, ⸂hoti gegraptai⸃; Epikataratos pas ho kremamenos epi xulou, )

TC-GNT Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα· [fn]γέγραπται γάρ, Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου·
(Ⱪristos haʸmas exaʸgorasen ek taʸs kataras tou nomou, genomenos huper haʸmōn katara; gegraptai gar, Epikataratos pas ho kremamenos epi xulou;)

3:13 γεγραπται γαρ ¦ οτι γεγραπται CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξηγόρασεν

redeemed

Paul uses the metaphor of a person buying back lost property or buying the freedom of a slave to illustrate the meaning of God sending Jesus to pay for people’s sins by dying on the cross. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς & ἡμῶν

us & us

When Paul says us here, he is including the Galatian believers, so both occurrences of us would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου & κατάρα

from the curse ˱of˲_the law & /a/_curse

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of curse, you could express the same idea with a verb phrase. Alternate translation: “from being cursed by the law … cursed”

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

τοῦ νόμου

˱of˲_the law

See how you translated the phrase the law in 2:16.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κατάρα

/a/_curse

By using the phrase, a curse, Paul is describing a person who is cursed by God by association with the curse itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “one who was cursed by God” or “one whom God cursed”

ὑπὲρ

for

Alternate translation: “for”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι γέγραπται

because ˱it˲_/has_been/_written

The phrase for it is written is introducing a quotation from Deuteronomy 21:23. See how you translated the phrase for it is written in 3:10 where it is also introducing a quotation from Scripture.

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου

cursed_‹is› everyone ¬which /having/_hanged on /a/_tree

The sentence Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree is a quotation from Deuteronomy 21:23. Use a natural way of indicating that something is a quotation.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ξύλου

/a/_tree

In the language in which Paul wrote this letter, the word tree can refer to a post made out of wood. Here, Paul is using the word tree to refer to the wooden cross that Jesus was crucified on. If it would help your readers, use a term which could refer to something made of wood, and not just to a live tree. Alternate translation: “a pole” or “a wooden pole”

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