Deuteronomy 23:1 excludes eunuchs from the assembly; verse 2 adds those born of forbidden marriage — both entrance restrictions in the same legal context.

Deuteronomy 23:8 allows third-generation foreigners into the assembly, contrasting with the tenth-generation exclusion of those from forbidden marriages in verse 2.

Zechariah 9:6 uses the same Hebrew word 'mamzer' (bastard) for Philistine inhabitants, directly linking to Deuteronomy 23:2's forbidden offspring.

Judges 11:2 shows Jephthah being driven away because he was the son of a prostitute, illustrating the illegitimacy stigma of Deuteronomy 23:2.

John 8:41 records Jews denying they are 'illegitimate children', a direct reference to the forbidden marriage status in Deuteronomy 23:2.

Isaiah 57:3 rebukes idolatrous Israel as 'offspring of adulterers', echoing the concept of illegitimate birth in Deuteronomy 23:2.

Hebrews 12:8 uses 'illegitimate' (nothos) to describe those without discipline, paralleling the exclusion of illegitimate persons in Deuteronomy 23:2.