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Galatians 3:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Galatians 3:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 3:1320 words
GreekMeaning
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἡμᾶςhēmas
IpronounG1473
ἐξηγόρασενexēgorasen
redeemedverbG1805
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
κατάραςkataras
cursenounG2671
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
LawnounG3551
γενόμενοςgenomenos
having becomeverbG1096
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
κατάραkatara
a cursenounG2671
ὅτιhoti
that / becausewordG3754
γέγραπταιgegraptai
it has been writtenverbG1125
ἘπικατάρατοςEpikataratos
Cursed isadjectiveG1944
πᾶςpas
everyoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
κρεμάμενοςkremamenos
is hangingverbG2910
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
ξύλουxylou
a treenounG3586
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 3:13

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree.” In reality, the people were subject to another curse, which says, “Cursed is every one that continues not in the things that are written in the book of the Law.” Deuteronomy 27:26 To this curse, I say, people were subject, for no man had continued in, or was a keeper of, the whole Law; but Christ exchanged this curse for the other,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 3
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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