30 Bible Verses about Birth
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a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
and he shall offer it before Jehovah, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither.
and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
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Birth » Pangs in giving
and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them ; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces'shall be faces of flame.
Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands,'saying , Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.
We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Birth » Giving, ordained to be in sorrow
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
the Human nature of Christ » Is proved by his » Birth
And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Birth
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. read more.
And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
New » Birth » Covenant
and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
New » Birth » By the word of God
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
New » Birth » Necessary to salvation
not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
New » Birth » Essential to spiritual vision
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.
New » Birth » A new creation
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
New » Birth » Birth of a new spirit
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
New » Birth » Obtained by faith
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
New » Birth » Of divine origin
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Topics on Birth
Babies Sinful From Birth
Psalm 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Birth Control
Genesis 38:8-10And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Birth Not Being Possible
Isaiah 66:9Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb ? saith thy God.
Birth, Physical
Job 10:8-12Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
Birth, Spiritual
John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Births Foretold
Genesis 16:11And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.
Jesus Birth
Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus' Birth
Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Miraculous Births
Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
New Birth
John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
New Birth, Described As
2 Corinthians 5:17Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
New Birth, Evidenced By
1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
New Birth, Necessity Of
John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
New Birth, Results Of
Ephesians 4:24and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
New Birth, The Means Of
John 1:13who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Virgin Birth
Matthew 1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.