Bible Verses About Comfort in Labor

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

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.

And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.