Bible Verses About Surrogacy

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

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

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

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

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

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

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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.

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

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.

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

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

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

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

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

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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.

As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.