Pregnancy is a dream come true for any woman who desires to be a mom. It is an interesting phase of a woman’s life although capable of creating fear or anxiety for first-time moms.
It is a process designed by God, and there are Bible verses about pregnancy that can build your confidence and guide you through the period. These Bible verses about pregnancy and safe delivery worked for me and would work for you too when applied in faith.
Every pregnancy is unique; hence, any mother-to-be needs to involve God during the whole process; from conception to delivery.
Several Bible verses about pregnancy can be selected and converted to prayers. Some of the passages and Bible verses about pregnancy are listed below.
Bible Verses About Pregnancy
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James 1 verses 17-18
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. (NIV)
1 Samuel 1: 27
For this child I prayed; and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him. (New Heart English Bible)
Psalms 71 verse 6
By thee have I been held up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee. (American Standard version)
Exodus 23: 26
No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. (New King James Version)
Psalms 127: 3-4
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. (NASB)
Psalms 139: 13-18
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. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. (English Standard Version)
Psalms 23: 1-4
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shades of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Webster’s Bible Translation)
Psalms 112 verse 7
He is not afraid of receiving bad news; his faith is strong, and he trusts in the LORD. (Good News Translation)
Jeremiah 29 verse 11
For I know the plans I have for you”–this is the LORD’s declaration–“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (Christian Standard Bible)
2 Corinthian 12 verse 9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (New International Version)
1 Timothy 2 verse 15
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. (American King James Version)
Philippians 4 verses 6-7
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. (English Revised Version)
Job 22 verse 28
You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. (New King James Version)
Luke 1 verse 24-25
And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord done to me in the days wherein he looked upon me , to take away my reproach among men. (American Standard Version)
Revelation 12 verse 2
She was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain. (Contemporary English Version)
Genesis 31 verse 38
“For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food. (New Living Translation)
Genesis 25 verse 21
And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (King James Bible)
Jeremiah 1 verse 5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. (American Standard Version)
Luke 1 verse 36-37
And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren. For no word from God shall be void of power. (English Revised Version)
Genesis 38 verse 24- 25
It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.” When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man, whose are these, I am with child.” She also said, “Please discern whose are these–the signet, and the cords, and the staff.” (World English Bible)
Genesis 16 verse 11
The angel of the LORD said to her further, “Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction. (New American Standard Bible)
Genesis 9 verse 1
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. (New King James Version)
Psalm 147 verse 13
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. (King James Bible)
Matthew 1 verse 18
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.(New Living Translation)
Judges 13 verse 3
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. (Berean Study Bible)
Bible Verses For Safe Delivery
Isaiah 66 verse 9
Am I to open the womb and not deliver?” asks the LORD. “And when I bring to delivery, am I to close the womb?” asks your God. (International Standard Version)
1 Samuel 1 verse 20
And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the LORD.” (English Standard Version)
Hebrew 11 verse 11
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. (English Standard Version)
Isaiah 26 verse 17
As a woman with a child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O LORD. (New King James Version)
Genesis 25 verse 24
When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. (English Standard Version)
Psalm 113 verse 9
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah. (American Standard Version)
Proverbs 31 verse 28
Her children stand up and encourage her, as does her husband, who praises her: (International Standard Version)
Luke 1 verse 14
How glad and happy you will be, and how happy many others will be when he is born! (Good News Translation)
1 Samuel 2 verse 21
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. (King James Bible)
Deuteronomy 7 verse 13
and he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. (English Revised Version)
John 16 verse 21
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. (New International Version)
Ecclesiastes 11 verse 5
As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything. (New King James Version)
Luke 1 verse 44 – 45
For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. (American Standard Version)
Isaiah 49 verse 15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. (King James Bible)
Genesis 4 verse 1
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said. (Berean Study Bible)
Genesis 4 verse 17
Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. (New American Standard Bible)
Genesis 20 verse 17-18
And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants and they bare children. For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. (American Standard Version)
Genesis 29 verse 32
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. (King James Bible)
Genesis 30 verse 22-23
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and rendered her fruitful. Then she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: (Webster’s Bible Translation)
Ruth 4 verse 15
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. (English Revised Version)
James 1 verse 17
Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow. (International Standard Version)
Isaiah 41 verse 10
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ (New King James Version)
Matthew 1 verse 23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.” (World English Bible)
These Bible verses about pregnancy should be declared, prayed with and believed. God’s word works. It worked for me and it would work for you. Also, check out inspiring pregnancy quotes here.
Enjoy your pregnancy journey and have a safe delivery!
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