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Romans 3:15 Cross-References
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“Their feet are swift to shed blood:”
Romans 3:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 3:15
Their feet are swift to shed blood. Paul shifts from sins of speech to sins of violence (vv. 15-17), quoting Isaiah 59:7-8. Oxeis hoi podes autōn ekchsai haima (ὀξεῖς οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα, "swift are their feet to shed blood"). Oxys (ὀξύς) means "sharp/swift"—depicting eager readiness to violence, not mere capacity.Humanity doesn't reluctantly resort to violence when necessary; we rush toward it. From Cain murdering Abel to the 20th century's genocides, human history is written in blood. The image of "swift feet" suggests that violence is not an aberration but a default human response. W...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 3:15
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“and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.”
“For their feet run to evil”
“feet that are swift in running to mischief”