Many Christian biblical scholars generally argue that both the Old and New Testaments implicitly support the view that life begins at conception and, therefore, oppose abortion.  According to Psalm 139:13-16, God’s relationship with an individual begins at conception. It reads: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Jeremiah 1:5  says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” This verse is interpreted to mean that God has a plan for every person even before birth, suggesting the sanctity of life from conception. According to Exodus 21:22-25, if men are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined. However, if there is serious injury, then the penalty must be life for life. Some scholars interpret this as recognizing the fetus as a life. In Luke 1:41-44, this New Testament passage recounts John the Baptist leaping in his mother Elizabeth’s womb when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, greets her. This joyous recognition is seen as indicating the presence of life and personhood in the unborn. According to general biblical themes, beyond specific verses, many Christian scholars often point to broader biblical themes of the sanctity of life, the creation of man in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), and biblical laws against murder (Exodus 20:13) to argue against abortion.