Pro-life Bible

A Pro-life Bible emphasizes the many pro-life verses, while rejecting liberal attempts to deny or downplay the fundamental pro-life theme of the Bible. Terms to be used more often in a Pro-life Bible are "life", "womb", "unborn", and "knit".

Jeremiah, one the greatest prophets ever, wrote:

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Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”[1]

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Searching the Bible for "knit" uncovers two spectacular pro-life statements, most notably in Psalms and also in Job:

“  |  For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.[2] |  ”

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“  |  You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.[3] |  ”

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The Gospel of Luke (multiple references, including Luke 1:41 and Luke 1:44 ) and the Gospel of John (John 3:4 ) expressly confirm the unborn child.

Ishmael in the Book of Genesis (and the narrator in Moby-Dick) is referenced and named by the Lord while still unborn, in Genesis 16:11 .

## Contents

* 1 use of "womb"
* 2 use of "life"
* 3 express use of "unborn"
* 4 Bible study
* 5 Translating Exodus 21:22-25
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## use of "womb"[edit]

How pro-life a translation of the Bible is can be measured by how many times it uses the term "womb":

* New American Bible (Revised Edition) - 88 times
* English Standard Version \- 80 times
* NIV \- only 63 times

## use of "life"[edit]

The highly acclaimed English Standard Version uses the term "life" 540 times in the Bible: 340 times in the Old Testament, and 200 times in the New Testament. A Pro-life Bible looks to whether "life" should be used more than that, such as instead of "Word" in John 1:1 .

## express use of "unborn"[edit]

The King James Version fails to use the term "unborn" anywhere, while the modern English Standard Version uses it expressly twice: Psalm 22:31 and Psalm 78:6 .

## Bible study[edit]

Learning the many pro-life Bible verses and then branching out from there is a superb way to acquire an understanding of the entire Bible.

## Translating Exodus 21:22-25[edit]

A Pro-life Bible translates Exodus 21:22-25 correctly, with a pro-life meaning. The NASB updated its translation in 1995 to render the pro-life meaning, rather than one that supports abortion.[4]

## See also[edit]

* Abortion and the Bible
* Top 10 pro-life verses

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Jeremiah 4-5
2. ↑ Psalm 139:13
3. ↑ Job 10:11
4. ↑ https://www.str.org/w/what-exodus-21-22-says-about-abortion