Romans 3:15

Contemporary English Version

These people quickly become violent.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

King James Version (1611)
Their feet are swift to shed blood.

King James Version
Their feet are swift to shed blood:

English Standard Version
"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

New American Standard Bible
"THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,

New Century Version
"They are always ready to kill people.

Amplified Bible
"THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,

Legacy Standard Bible
"Their feet are swift to shed blood,

Berean Standard Bible
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Complete Jewish Bible
"Their feet rush to shed blood,

Darby Translation
swift their feet to shed blood;

Easy-to-Read Version
"They are always ready to kill someone.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Their feete are swift to shead blood.

George Lamsa Translation
They are over-quick to shed blood.

Good News Translation
They are quick to hurt and kill;

Lexham English Bible
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Literal Translation
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

American Standard Version
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Bible in Basic English
Their feet are quick in running after blood;

Hebrew Names Version
"Their feet are swift to shed blood.

International Standard Version
Their feet are swift to shed blood.Proverbs 1:16; Isaiah 59:7-8;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And their feet are swift to shed blood.

Murdock Translation
and their feet are swift to shed blood.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Their feete are swyft to shed blood.

English Revised Version
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

World English Bible
"Their feet are swift to shed blood.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Weymouth's New Testament
"Their feet move swiftly to shed blood.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the feet of hem ben swifte to schede blood.

Update Bible Version
Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Webster's Bible Translation
Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.

New English Translation
" Their feet are swift to shed blood ,

New King James Version
"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

New Living Translation
"They rush to commit murder.

New Life Bible
They are quick to hurt and kill people.

New Revised Standard
"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Swift, are their feet to shed blood;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Their feet swift to shed blood:

Revised Standard Version
"Their feet are swift to shed blood,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Their fete are swyfte to sheed bloud.

Young's Literal Translation
Swift [are] their feet to shed blood.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their fete are swifte to shed bloude.

Mace New Testament (1729)
their feet are swift to shed blood.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They are hotheaded and violent without cause.

Contextual Overview

¹ What good is it to be a Jew? What good is it to be circumcised? ² It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews. ³ It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith? ⁴ No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, "Your words will be proven true, and in court you will win your case." ⁵ If our evil deeds show how right God is, then what can we say? Is it wrong for God to become angry and punish us? What a foolish thing to ask. ⁶ But the answer is, "No." Otherwise, how could God judge the world? ⁷ Since your lies bring great honor to God by showing how truthful he is, you may ask why God still says you are a sinner. ⁸ You might as well say, "Let's do something evil, so that something good will come of it!" Some people even claim that we are saying this. But God is fair and will judge them as well. ⁹ What does all this mean? Does it mean that we Jews are better off than the Gentiles? No, it doesn't! Jews, as well as Gentiles, are ruled by sin, just as I have said. ¹⁰ The Scriptures tell us, "No one is acceptable to God!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 6:18, Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:4 - But Judges 9:32 - by night 1 Samuel 19:15 - Bring him 1 Samuel 22:11 - sent to call 1 Samuel 23:10 - destroy the city 1 Samuel 23:23 - I will search Ezra 4:23 - they went up Esther 3:13 - by posts Esther 5:14 - he caused Psalms 59:4 - run Jeremiah 41:7 - slew Ezekiel 38:11 - go up Mark 6:25 - with haste John 13:30 - went

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, "Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:3
except the one in the middle. He told us not to eat fruit from that tree or even to touch it. If we do, we will die."

Genesis 3:4
"No, you won't!" the snake replied.

Genesis 3:6
The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.

Genesis 3:7
Right away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together to make something to cover themselves.

Genesis 3:8
Late in the afternoon a breeze began to blow, and the man and woman heard the Lord God walking in the garden. They were frightened and hid behind some trees.

Genesis 3:10
The man answered, "I was naked, and when I heard you walking through the garden, I was frightened and hid!"

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."

Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt.

Genesis 3:15
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Their feet are swift to shed blood. The sins of the heart and mouth are before described, and now the sins of action are taken notice of; for "the feet" are the instruments of motion and action: and when these are said to be "swift to shed blood", it denotes the readiness and eagerness of men, to murder innocent creatures; which shows the dreadful malice and hatred that is in them. The words are cited from Isaiah 59:7, and seem to point at the times of Manasseh, who shed so much innocent blood, as to fill Jerusalem with it from one end to the other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their 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, particularly deeds of injustice and cruelty. They thirsted for the blood of innocence, and hasted to shed it, to gratify their malice, or to satisfy their vengeance.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 3:15. Their feet are swift to shed blood — They make use of every means in their power to destroy the reputation and lives of the innocent.