Romans 3:15

Romans 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their feet are swift to shed blood:
• New International Version (NIV)“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Their feet are swift to shed blood;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Context of Romans 3:15

13Their throats are open graves. Their tongues practice deception. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. 14Their mouths are full of curses and bitter resentment. They run quickly to murder people. 16There is ruin and suffering wherever they go. 17They have not learned to live in peace.

Romans 3:15 word by word

ὀξεῖς οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• swiftὀξύςoxus · sharp/swiftG3691
• to shedἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129

Cross-references for Romans 3:15

• Proverbs 1:16because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.
• Proverbs 6:18a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong,
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their plans are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.

Commentaries on Romans 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Their feet are swift to shed blood - They make use of every means in their power to destroy the reputation and lives of the innocent.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Their feet … - The quotation in this and the two following verses, is abridged or condensed from Isaiah 59:7-8. The expressions occur in the midst of a description of the character of the nation in the time of the prophet. The apostle has selected a few expressions out of many, rather making a reference to the entire passage, than a formal quotation. The expression, “their feet are swift,” etc., denotes the eagerness of the nation to commit crime…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves Christians. Their principles and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17This quotation from Isaiah 59:7–8 discusses sins committed against others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1813-18. Their, &c.--From generals, the apostle here comes to particulars, culling from different parts of Scripture passages which speak of depravity as it affects the different members of the body; as if to show more affectingly how "from the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness" in us. throat is an open sepulchre--(Psa 5:9); that is, "What proceeds out of their heart, and finds vent in speech and action through the throat, is like the…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 3:15

• Bigotry
• Boasting
• Crime
• Depravity of Man
• Quotations and Allusions
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Boasting
• Conclude
• Destruction
• Establish
• Faith
• Fall of man
• Justifier
• Overcome
• Sin
• Atonement

Commentaries on Romans 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings