When Life Begins

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Eventhe days that were ordainedfor me, When as yet there was none of them.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);

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

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not kill.

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

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

Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. — read the full passage →

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

If he set his heart upon himself, Ifhe gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; — read the full passage →

But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

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

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

The same was in the beginning with God.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

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

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.

There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.

And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And now saith Jehovah that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God is become my strength);

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ: — read the full passage →

Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.