Infertility

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, — read the full passage →

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. — read the full passage →

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. — read the full passage →

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. — read the full passage →

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. — read the full passage →

And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. — read the full passage →

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. — read the full passage →

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. — read the full passage →

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: — read the full passage →

For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. — read the full passage →

And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: — read the full passage →

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: — read the full passage →

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. — read the full passage →

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.