Bible Verses About Surrogacy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for surrogacy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 15,988 votes, led by Genesis 16:1-16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Surrogacy
Genesis 16:1-16556 votes
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
1 Corinthians 7:1-40349 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Psalms 127:3348 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Genesis 30:1-24280 votes
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Revelation 1:1258 votes
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:
Genesis 16:2249 votes
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.
Genesis 1:28209 votes
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.
Genesis 2:24209 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 16:1209 votes
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Galatians 5:22207 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
John 3:16203 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 7:2203 votes
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Genesis 16:12201 votes
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 16:4200 votes
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:5199 votes
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
Genesis 16:13199 votes
And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
1 Corinthians 10:31197 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Genesis 16:7186 votes
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 16:8184 votes
And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis 16:10184 votes
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 30:3176 votes
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
John 3:16-17163 votes
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.
Jeremiah 29:11156 votes
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.
Proverbs 3:6154 votes
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
John 10:10153 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
What does the Bible say about surrogacy?
Readers most often cite Genesis 16:1-16 on the subject of surrogacy. Across 15,988 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 7:1-40, Psalms 127:3, Genesis 30:1-24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.