16 Bible Verses about Having A Baby

It will be too bad for those who are pregnant and who are nursing babies in those days.

It will be too bad for pregnant women and those who are nursing [babies] in those days! For there will be great distress in this land [i.e., Judea, and especially Jerusalem], and raging anger [will be shown] against these people [i.e., by the Roman armies].

Now the birth of Christ happened this way: When His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, [but] before they had a sexual relationship, she was discovered to be pregnant by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.

A woman has pain when giving birth because her time has come. But when the child is born, she does not remember the intense suffering because she is so happy over the child being born into the world.

And it happened on the eighth day [i.e., since the baby was born] that they came to circumcise the child [i.e., to perform the Jewish rite of identity, signifying the responsibility to observe the law of Moses]. And they [i.e., probably the neighbors and/or relatives of Elizabeth and Zacharias] suggested that they name him Zacharias, after his father.

But she [i.e., womankind] will be saved [from condemnation, in spite of the "curse" of suffering pain] through childbearing [See Gen. 3:16], provided they [i.e., all women] continue to have faith and love and holiness, along with discretion.

Now when Elizabeth was due to deliver, she gave birth to a son.

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was unable to bear offspring due to their both being very old.

[He went] to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him and who was pregnant [at the time].

and said, "Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].

But all these things are [only] the beginning of terrible times.

(It is recorded in the law of the Lord [Ex. 13:2, 12] that every firstborn male child be considered holy [i.e., specially dedicated] to the Lord.)

For look, the time will come when people will be saying, 'Those [women] who are without children and who have never given birth or nursed babies are [truly] happy!'

After those days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and she stayed in seclusion for five months, saying,

"Look, the virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will name Him Immanuel," which means "God with us."

Then He lifted up the children into His arms, and placing His hands on them, He asked God's blessing on them.