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Revision as of 14:16, June 28, 2022
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] | ” |
| “ | You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.[3] | ” |
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
use of "womb"
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"
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 .
Bible study
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
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]
