The Bible uses the same language to describe both unborn and born children.

In Luke's gospel, the word brephos (from the original Greek manuscript) is used to describe both the unborn, John the Baptist; and the born, the Christ child and other born children.

• Luke 1:41, 44; brephos is used to describe the unborn.
• Luke 2:12, 16; brephos is used to describe an infant.
• Luke 18:15; brephos is used to describe the unborn.
• Acts 7:19; brephos is used to describe the unborn.
• 1 Peter 2:2; brephos is used to describe the unborn.