Scripture passages about life before birth, the person in the mother’s womb, and the commandment “You shall not murder.”
10 Scripture Passages · “Father’s Blessing” Bible
Psalm 139:13–16
13 For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise You, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows this very well. 15 My bones were not hidden from You when I was being made in secret, intricately formed in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written all the days ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you came out of the womb, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
Exodus 20:13
You shall not kill.
Exodus 21:22–23
22 When people quarrel and strike a pregnant woman, causing her to miscarry, but there is no other harm, the guilty party shall be fined as the woman's husband demands, and he shall pay it through intermediaries; 23 but if there is harm, then you shall give life for life,
Psalm 22:9–10
9 Yet You brought me out of the womb; You made me trust at my mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon You from birth; from my mother's womb You have been my God.
Luke 1:41–44
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Job 10:8–12
8 Your hands fashioned me and made me altogether, and now You destroy me? 9 Remember that You molded me like clay, and You will return me to dust? 10 Did You not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese, 11 clothe me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews, 12 grant me life and mercy, and watch over my spirit?
Isaiah 49:1
Listen to Me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: The Lord called Me from the womb; from my mother’s body He named My name;
Genesis 25:22–23
22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If this is so, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 The Lord said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from your body; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward from Him.
