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# labor pains, in labor, birth pains, pains of childbirth, labors in pain together #
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## Definition: ##
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A woman who is "in labor" is experiencing the pains that lead up to the birth of her child. These are called "labor pains."
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* In his letter to the Galatians, the apostle Paul used this term figuratively to describe his own intense striving to help his fellow believers become more and more like Christ.
* The analogy of labor pains is also used in the Bible to describe how disasters in the last days will happen with increasing frequency and intensity.
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(See also: [labor ](../other/labor.md ), [last day ](../kt/lastday.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Samuel 04:19-20 ](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/04/19 )
* [Galatians 04:19-20 ](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/19 )
* [Isaiah 13:6-8 ](rc://en/tn/help/isa/13/06 )
* [Jeremiah 13:20-21 ](rc://en/tn/help/jer/13/20 )
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* [Psalms 048:4-6 ](rc://en/tn/help/psa/048/004 )
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* [Romans 08:20-22 ](rc://en/tn/help/rom/08/20 )
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H2342, H3018, H3205, H5999, H6887, G3449, G4944, G5604, G5605