bible verse about life begins at conception

I appointed you a prophet to the nations. (Luke 1:41–44)īefore I formed you in the womb I knew you,Īnd before you were born I consecrated you And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. (Psalm 139:13–16)Īnd when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. In your book were written, every one of them, Intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. Verses like those below clearly give humanity and personhood to unborn children. Those who read, believe, and care deeply about rightly applying the Word of God (2 Timothy 2:15) have long argued that the Bible teaches life begins at the moment of fertilization. You may have heard a supposedly biblical pro-abortion argument: An unborn baby isn’t alive because the Bible says life begins at first breath.

Bible verse about life begins at conception