What does the Bible say about married women having children?

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The Bible presents childbearing within marriage as a good and God-given calling, while not making marriage or motherhood a requirement for every woman. In Genesis 1:28, God blesses humanity with the command to be fruitful and multiply, and Genesis 2:18, 2:24 establishes marriage as a covenantal union of man and woman. Hebrews 13:4 calls marriage honorable, and 1 Timothy 5:14 commends marriage, childbearing, and faithful household life in its context. Husbands are commanded in Ephesians 5:25 to love their wives sacrificially, reflecting Christ’s love for the church. Above all, John 3:16-17 reminds believers that salvation rests in God’s grace through Christ, not in fulfilling a particular domestic calling.