The miracle of giving birth is celebrated throughout the Bible, where new life is seen as a gift from God. These verses highlight the beauty of childbirth and the joy that comes with welcoming a new life, while also acknowledging the strength and courage it requires.
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Bible Verses About Giving Birth
Genesis 3:16 – A promise of pain yet hope in childbirth
“To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” – Genesis 3:16
Psalms 127:3 – Children are a blessing from God
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” – Psalms 127:3
Isaiah 66:9 – God will not withhold His promise of new life
“Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord. “Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God.” – Isaiah 66:9
Jeremiah 1:5 – God’s knowledge of us before birth
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5
Luke 1:37 – Nothing is impossible with God
“For no word from God will ever fail.” – Luke 1:37
John 16:21 – Joy after pain in childbirth
“A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” – John 16:21
Psalm 139:13-14 – Fearfully and wonderfully made
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” – Psalm 139:13-14
Ecclesiastes 11:5 – The mystery of life
“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” – Ecclesiastes 11:5
Genesis 30:22 – God remembers Rachel
“Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.” – Genesis 30:22
Exodus 23:26 – A promise of protection for mothers
“And none will miscarry or be barren in your land; I will give you a full life span.” – Exodus 23:26
Proverbs 31:25 – Strength and dignity in motherhood
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” – Proverbs 31:25
Matthew 1:20-21 – The miraculous birth of Jesus
“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:20-21
Luke 2:7 – The humble birth of Jesus
“And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” – Luke 2:7
Romans 8:22 – Creation groans for new life
“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” – Romans 8:22
1 Timothy 2:15 – Salvation through childbirth
“But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.” – 1 Timothy 2:15
Luke 2:6-7 – The fulfillment of the birth prophecy
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” – Luke 2:6-7
Isaiah 40:31 – Hope in waiting for renewal
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
Matthew 18:10 – Acknowledgment of children before God
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” – Matthew 18:10
2 Kings 4:16-17 – God’s promise of a son to barren women
“About this time next year, Elisha said, you will hold a son in your arms. “No, my Lord!” she objected. “Don’t mislead your servant, O man of God!” But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.” – 2 Kings 4:16-17
Job 10:8-12 – God’s creation in the womb
“Your hands shaped and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me? Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese, clothe me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews?” – Job 10:8-11
Psalm 22:9-10 – Acknowledging God’s presence from birth
“Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.” – Psalm 22:9-10
Galatians 4:4 – The birth of the Savior
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.” – Galatians 4:4
1 Samuel 1:27 – Acknowledging God’s blessings of children
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.” – 1 Samuel 1:27
Psalm 113:9 – The joy of motherhood
“He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.” – Psalm 113:9
Matthew 18:5 – Welcoming children in the name of Jesus
“And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” – Matthew 18:5
Zechariah 8:5 – The joy and innocence of children
“The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” – Zechariah 8:5
1 Corinthians 13:11 – The transformative power of maturity
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” – 1 Corinthians 13:11