Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ~ Romans 6:13ĭo not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:10ĭo not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own ~ 1 Corinthians 6:19įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. It is sown a natural body it is raised a spiritual body. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. ~ Romans 12:1įlee from sexual immorality. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17īut I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. Study the Bible, pray and ask God for wisdom, and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit.ĭo you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. The following Bible verses that can apply to tattoos are guiding questions to help you think through your decision. You still need to think before you ink, especially if you’re a Christian. With this said, while there may be no clear passage in the Bible addressing tattoos, this is hardly a license for unrestrained tattooing. (excerpt from " 7 Questions to Answer When Considering a Tattoo", .) Leviticus 19:28 seems to imply this when it says, “you will not make cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, nor print marks on you.” In light of this information from Egypt and Canaan, it would seem God was forbidding scarification, not tattooing as we know it. Archeology, backed by biblical texts, indicates the Canaanites would customarily slash their bodies for ritualistic purposes (1 Kings 18:28), especially to mourn their dead and honor their gods. In Canaan, evidence indicates that instead of marking the body with ink, more extreme scarification measures, like branding, slashing, or gashing the skin were used. Evidence suggests that tattooing the body parts of women associated with fertility (breasts, thighs, and abdomen) was believed to be a good luck charm to protect the birthing process. Recent archeology indicates that, while Egypt did tattoos, it was limited to women. The background of this law was that Israel, after being rescued from slavery, was between Egypt and Canaan. This is probably why the KJV, written in the early 1600s, is closer to the literal translation saying, “ye shall not.print marks upon you.” Further, the word tattoo did not enter into the English language until the late 1700s. The word for marks, also used here alone, has an uncertain root, so we’re not really sure what the word means. Leviticus 19:28 literally translates, “And a cutting for the dead you will not make in your flesh, and writing marks you will not make on you I am the Lord.” The word writing refers to inscribed or engraved symbols/words and is used only here. For example, the NIV reads, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. Since the word tattoo does appear in this verse in some popular English translations, this argument seems straightforward. Some Christians condemn all tattooing as immoral because God clearly forbids them in Leviticus 19:28. The Bible makes no specific reference to tattoos as we understand them in modern times. The short answer is nothing, at least nothing definitive. Tattoos in the Bible - What does Scripture say?Īs the popularity of tattoos continues to increase, many Christians wonder what the Bible has to say about tattoos.
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