Life Begins in the Womb – A Biblical Study
This is a comprehensive list of biblical scriptures that affirm life begins in the womb, along with full KJV text, chapter and verse references, and a brief summary of the meaning and context for each.
1. Exodus 21:22-23
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life:2. Psalm 139:13-16
God’s law recognizes the unborn child as a life. Causing a miscarriage brings punishment; if the woman dies, it's life for life. This affirms the value of both the unborn and the mother.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb...3. Jeremiah 1:5
David describes God's intimate involvement in his formation in the womb. God sees and knows the unborn even before their members are fully formed.
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee...4. Job 10:8-12
God knew Jeremiah personally and had a calling for him even before birth, indicating pre-birth identity and purpose.
Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews...5. Isaiah 44:2
Job poetically describes God shaping him in the womb, affirming spanine craftsmanship and value from the beginning of life.
Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee...6. Isaiah 49:1
God declares that He formed Jacob from the womb, highlighting spanine purpose in the formation of life.
The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.7. Luke 1:15
The servant of the Lord is called and named from the womb, affirming identity and calling before birth.
He shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.8. Luke 1:41-44
John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Ghost before birth, showing spiritual awareness and personhood in the womb.
The babe leaped in her womb for joy...9. Galatians 1:15
John, still in the womb, responds joyfully to the presence of Jesus in Mary’s womb. Both unborn children are portrayed as alive and spiritually active.
God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace...10. Hosea 12:3
Paul acknowledges that God had set him apart from birth, reinforcing God's plans and calling beginning before or at birth.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb...11. Ecclesiastes 11:5
Jacob’s action in the womb is described as meaningful and part of his identity, supporting the reality of life and activity before birth.
As thou knowest not... how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child...
The formation of a child in the womb is described as a spanine mystery, affirming God's creative work in unborn life.
Study Summary:
This study presents 11 key scriptures from the King James Bible that offer clear and consistent support for the belief that life begins in the womb, not merely at birth. These passages highlight how God intimately forms, knows, calls, and values individuals from the moment of conception, demonstrating both personhood and divine purpose prior to birth. While views on this topic may vary culturally and politically, this study remains rooted solely in the biblical text, allowing Scripture to speak for Itself.