What the Bible Says About Abortion

Does the Bible Say Anything About Abortion?

Abortion is not the word used in the Bible. However, God is clear about who gives and takes away life. Dr. David Platt helps us see God as the creator and what that means. “God is the Creator. He alone has the power and authority to give life.” Job 33:4 says, “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”

Job 12:10 also says, “In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.” Again, Job confesses, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away” (Job 1:21). God himself declares, “I put to death, and I bring to life” (Deuteronomy 32:39.) Dr. Platt concludes, “It is God’s prerogative alone, as Creator, to give and take innocent life. Abortion, like murder or suicide, asserts human beings as the ones who control life and death. But God the Creator alone has the right to determine when someone lives and dies, and abortion flies directly in the face of His authority.”

More thoughts from the Bible on abortion.

Our world says, “It’s your body – your choice! You have the right to have an abortion.” The truth is, just because something is legal does not mean that it’s right. The child is a unique life with its own DNA and heartbeat. Do you really have the “right” to decide their future? Here are more verses to think about regarding the Bible and abortion:

• Ezekiel 18:4: “For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son—both alike belong to me.”

• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.”

• Proverbs 14:12: “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death.”

• Exodus 20:1,13 “And God spoke all these words … ‘You shall not murder.’”

• Deuteronomy 30:19: “I have set before you life and death […] Now choose life so that you and your children may live.”