Bible Verses About The Sanctity of Life
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the sanctity of life, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,284 votes, led by Jeremiah 1:5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Sanctity of Life
Jeremiah 1:5331 votes
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Genesis 1:27250 votes
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 9:6225 votes
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Psalms 139:13-16166 votes
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Psalms 127:3165 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Exodus 20:13145 votes
Thou shalt not kill.
Matthew 5:21-22121 votes
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
1 Corinthians 3:16-1791 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Job 12:1076 votes
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Job 31:1576 votes
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Luke 12:6-750 votes
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
John 3:1648 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.
Isaiah 49:1646 votes
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Ephesians 2:1046 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Genesis 2:743 votes
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1 Corinthians 6:19-2041 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Psalms 49:7-838 votes
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Luke 1:4131 votes
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
Isaiah 49:530 votes
And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
Genesis 50:2027 votes
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Psalms 139:1327 votes
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Isaiah 49:127 votes
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Jeremiah 1:4-527 votes
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Exodus 21:22-2526 votes
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
Psalms 51:526 votes
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
What does the Bible say about the sanctity of life?
Readers most often cite Jeremiah 1:5 on the subject of the sanctity of life. Across 3,284 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 1:27, Genesis 9:6, Psalms 139:13-16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.