Deu 21:23 | TNotes | STEP | 21:23 for anyone who is hung: The Greek version reads for everyone who is hung on a tree. Cp. Gal 3:13 , which explains how this proverb applies to Jesus. • cursed in the sight of God: Unrepentant sinners do fall under God’s judgment. However, the idea of this proverb is probably that whoever saw a person in this condition would naturally conclude that God had cursed that person, when in fact the person could have been misjudged or even lynched.

bGal 3:13►

‏ Deuteronomy 21:23

21:23 ^a for anyone who is hung: The Greek version reads for everyone who is hung on a tree. Cp. Gal 3:13 ^b, which explains how this proverb applies to Jesus.

• cursed in the sight of God: Unrepentant sinners do fall under God’s judgment. However, the idea of this proverb is probably that whoever saw a person in this condition would naturally conclude that God had cursed that person, when in fact the person could have been misjudged or even lynched.