What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?

Exodus 20:13

“You shall not murder.”

Psalm 139:13-16

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb...”

Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...”

Luke 1:41

“When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb...”

Proverbs 24:11-12

“Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter...”

Matthew 19:14

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 5:21

“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'”