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The Epistle of Barnabas, which was included at the end of one of the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament (the Codex Sinaiticus), expressly prohibits both abortion and infanticide.
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The Epistle of Barnabas expressly prohibits both abortion and infanticide.
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→Denominational stances on abortion: fix link
→Other Passages: correction: it would be volutnary
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→Other Passages: clarified Exodus 21:22-23; for some reason the quote to the NASB was not correct, so it is corrected here
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→Other Passages: clarify liberal interpretation of Exodus 21:22, include KJV footnote in main text, clarify who makes the "accidental" argument
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Clarified Ex 21 interpretations
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Reverted edits by Yoritomo (Talk) to last version by Jpatt
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→Other Passages: remove "accidentally" unsupported by Biblical text, per talk
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also Psalm 51:5
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Direct references to the life of the unborn child include Genesis 25:22; Psalm 119:73 and 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5; Job 10:8-12 and 31:13-15; Hosea 12:2-3; Matthew 1:18-20; Luke 1:39-44; John 1:14.
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Genesis 25:21-22 ("... and Rebekah his [Isaac's] wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her ....")
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