Here are 30 Bible verses about the sanctity of life:
- Genesis 1:27:
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
- Psalm 139:13-14:
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
- Jeremiah 1:5:
“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.”
- Exodus 20:13:
“You shall not murder.”
- Matthew 10:29-31:
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
- Luke 12:6-7:
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
- Psalm 127:3:
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
- Isaiah 44:24:
“Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: ‘I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,'”
- Jeremiah 22:3:
“Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.”
- Matthew 5:21-22:
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.”
- Deuteronomy 30:19:
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,”
- Proverbs 6:16-17:
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”
- Psalm 22:10:
“On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”
- Isaiah 49:15:
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.”
- Proverbs 24:11-12:
“Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?”
- Luke 1:41-42:
“And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. 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!'”
- Genesis 9:6:
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.”
- John 10:10:
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
- Proverbs 31:8-9:
“Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
- Psalm 51:5:
“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
- Genesis 25:22-23:
“The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.””
- Jeremiah 20:17:
“Because he did not kill me in the womb, so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great.”
- Isaiah 49:1:
“Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.”
- Job 31:15:
“Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?”
- Genesis 16:11:
“And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction.”
- Job 10:8-12:
“Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.”
- Jeremiah 20:18:
“Why did I come out from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame?”
- Luke 1:44:
“For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20:
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
- Isaiah 44:2:
“Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.”
These verses underscore the sacredness of life, affirming the value and dignity of every human being as created by God.
