I want to get verses from every chapter from the book of Psalm tattooed on me. I actually wanted the ENTIRE book tattooed on me but a friend who is a tattoo artist said I would run out of skin lol. I still wanna do it though.
Not to be trendy but to visibly have the word of God written on my skin for anyone who sees the words might decide to pick up the bible and read it.
its a sin to do anything permanet to yo skin but people do it stil
Late to this topic, however, I have done some research on this and here is what I found. The answer generally depends on how one interprets specific biblical laws and their relevance to modern life.
The primary verse cited in this discussion is Leviticus 19:28:
âYe shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.â
Also, this one. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
âDo you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit⌠therefore honor God with your bodies.â
Here is a breakdown of how this is typically interpreted:
The Historical and Ritual Context - Most biblical scholars agree that this prohibition was originally intended to distinguish the ancient Israelites from neighboring pagan cultures. In the ancient Near East, it was common for people to cut their skin or tattoo themselves as part of religious rituals to honor the dead or appease deities.
The law served to mark the Israelites as a âholy peopleâ set apart for God, emphasizing that their bodies were not to be used for pagan worship.
Many modern theologians and denominations argue that the Old Testament ceremonial laws (like those in Leviticus) were fulfilled or set aside by the New Testament. They argue that Christians are no longer under the Mosaic Law (which also prohibited eating pork or wearing clothing of mixed fibers).
If the tattoo is not for pagan worship or âfor the dead,â many believe the specific prohibition in Leviticus does not apply. In the New Testament, Jesus and the Apostles often emphasized that âit is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouthâ (Matthew 15:11), suggesting that God is more concerned with the heart than external markings.
Orthodox Judaism: Generally maintains a strict prohibition based on the Torah, often citing it as a violation of the body God provided.
Catholicism: The Church does not have an official ban on tattoos. It generally leaves it to the individualâs conscience, provided the imagery is not sacrilegious or offensive.
Protestantism: Views vary wildly. Some conservative or fundamentalist groups view them as sinful, while many modern evangelical and mainline denominations see them as a matter of personal freedom.
While Leviticus 19:28 explicitly forbids âprinting marks,â the majority of modern biblical interpretation focuses on the motivation behind the tattoo. If the tattoo is meant to honor God, express faith, or is simply for personal expression without violating other moral principles, many traditions do not consider it a sin.
Peter
i like it to fr god bless you
by for the dead would that include a cross with a banner bearing the names of loved ones who have passed?
and before my conversion I had the elder futhark and a volksknut tattooed on me.. I have atleast 10 tattoos, most are part of a sleeve, does this mean I am to be cast out or set apart?
as far as personal expression I didnt go with hate and pain or thug life on my knuckles. I went with Nerd Life 
No, it wouldnât mean honoring loved ones who have passed is sinful.
âfor the deadâ refers to ritualistic scarification in a specifically pagan/superstitious context. It is difficult for us in the modern day to really grasp how some ancient cultures (and some modern ones) do thingsâbut this is a very specific pagan cultural context.
Think about how, even today, some cultures engage in ancestor worship. If you are praying to the dead, as though the dead have supernatural power, then thatâs a problem. If you are honoring the dead, family or relatives, or even the saints who have come before us in a way that is not superstitious or pagan, then thatâs not a problem.
ah, thanks for clearing that up, my old religious tattoos are the only bad ones then 
I donât know what sort of tattoos youâre talking about. If they are explicitly anti-Christian, then it canât hurt to think about seeking out someone to do some coverup work. But my sincere advice is: Donât worry too much.
God does care about our bodies, but there are forms of religion that become hyper-focused on ritual purityâwhat we eat, what clothes we wear, etcâand this just isnât the sort of thing God actually cares about. God cares about what we do. When St. Paul says we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices, itâs about what we do; when he says our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit he is still talking about what we do. The specific context that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit is in his discussion about pagan cultic prostitutionâdonât go and sleep with temple prostitutes and through this participate in idolatry. Itâs not about superficial things like food or drink or clothing.
I have a couple tattoos, and the only reason I donât have more is that Iâm undecisive and tattoos are expensive. I have plans to get a tattoo to honor my mom and dad, I just canât afford it. My mom collected all things Ms. Piggy from the Muppets and my dad liked Snoopy from the Peanuts. So Iâve been thinking about a tattoo with Ms Piggy and Snoopy as a way to remember my parents (both are deceased). I donât, even for a moment, consider this a problem. That isnât what the Levitical commandment is addressing.
If we believe in the God who reveals Himself in Jesus, then we have a God who cares about really important things, not small trivial things that really just arenât that important morally. Tattoos are truly a matter of conscience, not commandment.
Donât get a tattoo that declares the praises of Zeus or Odin, but ink that remembers loved ones, friends, or that is simply personally important? Thatâs up to you. Thatâs your conscience and freedom in Christ to decide.
ah, most of mine are personal and have meaning, I do sadly have a tattoo honoring odin I fasted for 7days to âearnâ called a volksknut meaning " odins chosen " also have the elder futhark which is the nordic runes/alphabet lol. tattoo removal is very expensive but it reminds me of who i was then and who i am now.
Making âmoralizingâ a moral failure, and therefore another âfenceâ is to make a rule that condemns itself.
Well said brother, in full agreement, there are many âfencesâ but only ONE way. The Lord Christ Jesus.
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:13 Enter through the derech (way) of the shaar hatzarut (gate of narrowness), for wide is the delet and broad is the rekhov (street) leading to Avaddon (destruction, hell, Abbadon), and rabbim (many) are they who enter through it.
Mat 7:14 But tzar (narrow) is the delet and constricted is the Derech (Way) that leads to Chayyim (life) and few are the ones finding it.
OJB.
Matt 7:13
(ESV) alâEnter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy âź that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
Luke 13:24 Ps. 16:11; [ch. 18:8; John 14:6] [Luke 13:23]
(NET2full) âEnter âź through the narrow gate because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
Matt 7:14
(ESV) For the gate is narrow and aothe way is hard that leads to life, and apthose who find it are few.
(NET2full) How âź narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, âź and there are few who find it!
Matt 7:15
(ESV) asâBeware of false prophets, who come to you in sheepâs clothing but inwardly are atravenous wolves.
(NET2full) âWatch out for false prophets, âź who come to you in sheepâs clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. âź
Matt 7:16
(ESV) You will recognize them awby their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
(NET2full) You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered âź from thorns or figs from thistles, are they? âź
J.
Our money is Godâs money, @Fritzpw_Admin. Why would I ever want to spend Godâs money to put ink on my skin? I wouldnât, but thatâs between us individually and God. I wonât judge anyone who has tattoos.
I have a tattoo on my left backside of my left shoulder that I got for my 50th birthday last year. I thought long and hard about what meaniful tattoo I wanted on my body and where I wanted it on my body made a big deal to me. I didnât want a random tattoo on me for attention seeking behaviors. My tattoo is 3 butterflies and they represent my deceased father, mother, and sister. I want the tattoo to tell a sentimental story. I plan to have it colored and add more details to it eventually. In the past when I was much younger, I was opposed to getting a tattoo and thought it was a senseless act. Now, I have matured and realized tattoos can be beautiful, thoughtful, sentimental, meaniful, and inspirational which are all pleasing to GOD. I am conflicted with the Leviticus scripture because I feel like the Lord gave a command ânot to cut our body for the dead and put tattoos on our bodies because our body is Godâs temple and He is the Lord.â So, technically I feel like we are disobeying Him by getting a tattoo and trying to justify that is not a sin because our tattoos are positive messages and pleasing to Him. Iâm guilty if tattoo is consider a sin and I ask forgiveness.
Whenever this topic comes up, this is almost always the verse that gets cited. In the Old Testament, it says: Leviticus 19:28
âYou shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.â
On the surface, it looks like a straightforward, open-and-shut case. But biblical scholars generally argue that you canât pluck this verse out without looking at why it was written. When Leviticus was written, the Israelites were escaping Egypt and preparing to enter Canaan. Both the Egyptians and the Canaanites practiced ritual scarification, cutting, and branding/tattooing as part of pagan worship, mourning rituals for the dead, or to mark themselves as owned by a specific pagan deity.
God was essentially telling the Israelites, âDonât copy the religious practices of the cultures around you. You are set apart.â The prohibition wasnât necessarily about body art for aesthetic reasons; it was an explicit ban on participating in pagan religious rituals and mourning customs.
For Christians, the debate moves from the Old Testament law to the New Testament grace. Most theologians agree that Jesusâ death and resurrection fulfilled the Old Testament ceremonial and civil laws, which included things like not wearing clothing woven of two kinds of material, or not eating shellfish.
The New Testament doesnât mention tattoos at all. Instead, it offers broader principles. For instance, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says,
" 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, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."
Because of this shift, the modern Christian perspective generally focuses on intent and conscience rather than a hard line of legalism. Today, I think most view tattoos through a framework of self-examination rather than a simple âyes or noâ rule. The âWhyâ matters. What is the motivation behind the tattoo? Is it an expression of art, family, or faith? Or is it rooted in rebellion, anger, or something that degrades oneself?
If you interpret Leviticus 19:28 as a moral law that applies for all time, then the answer is yes. However, I believe that the specific prohibition is part of a historical, ceremonial law aimed at pagan rituals. Under the New Testament, it is largely considered a matter of personal conscience, cultural context, and heart motivation.
Itâs important to remember that everything weâve done before accepting Christ is already forgiven. This includes any regrets we might have about past actions, even if the physical reminders, like scars, remain. Godâs grace covers all those things, and we can find peace knowing we are cleansed through His love.
Peter