![]() Download/Read Foreign Bibles by YouVersion.Listen to 365 Important Audio Bible Readings.Just as in anything else, you should honor God in all that you do. While there is no clear definition one way or the other, you should examine your heart and your intentions on why you want a tattoo or a piercing. Take this example of Jesus at the temple in Matthew 21:12-13 KJV:Īnd Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,Īnd said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer but ye have made it a den of thieves. Verdict: Are Tattoos a Sin?Īs you read more from God's words, there are numerous mentions of the body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. It is sown a natural body it is raised a spiritual body. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Ezekiel 16:12 KJVĪnd I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 2 Corinthians 5:10 KJVįor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Bible Verses About Honoring God With Our Bodies 1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. ![]() Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Corinthians 9:27 KJVīut I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Corinthians 10:23 KJVĪll things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. ![]() Colossians 3:14 KJVĪnd above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. ![]() Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Peter 3:3-4 KJV I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Revelation 19:16 KJVĪnd he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array Ephesians 5:10 KJV Bible Verses about Tattoos and Piercings 1 Timothy 2:9 KJV ![]() Let's dive into what the Bible says about tattoos. Ultimately, your body is God's temple, and you should honor God with your bodies. Some people might be thinking about trying the other tattoo ideas. Some people might be thinking of putting a Christian tattoo on to honor God. While humans look at the actions, God looks at the heart. In Egypt, tattoos on women signified fertility and were considered a good luck charm during birthing.įor any person looking to get a tattoo or a piercing, ask yourself about their deeper intentions. The context of the verse was referring to the pagan rituals.Įvidence suggests that in Canaan, the Canaanites would slash their bodies for their religious rituals. The Bible verse most Christians refer to is Leviticus 19:2 KJV: Is it a sin to get a tattoo or a piercing? According to the Scriptures, God wants His people to be set apart. ![]()
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