Luke 1:44 describes the unborn as capable of responding to a greeting. What does this imply about the unborn?

• A. The unborn baby can respond to stimuli such as voices.
• B. Unborn babies cannot experience sensations.
• C. Only after birth can babies respond to sounds.
• D. Response to sounds is exclusive to postnatal life.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is prenatal responsiveness to external stimuli. Luke 1:44 shows Elizabeth describing how the baby in her womb "leaped for joy" when Mary’s greeting reached her ears. That moment implies the fetus can perceive sound and react to it, meaning they can respond to voices and other auditory stimuli before birth. It indicates sensory experience and a bodily reaction to stimuli, not the absence of sensation.

So the best conclusion is that the unborn baby can respond to stimuli such as voices. This does not support the idea that unborn babies cannot experience sensations, nor that sound response only happens after birth or is exclusive to postnatal life.