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NASB | Leviticus 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts on your body [in mourning] for the dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves; I am the LORD. |
Bible Question: Is it wrong to get a tattoo? I know in the old testament that it says not to, but we aren't still bound by the laws of the old testament. It would be a tasteful tattoo. |
Bible Answer: Just a personal observation: I went into a tatoo parlor some time ago. I found that there was little that seemed edifying in the images that were popular. The people that were there seemed quite wordly. My ancient ancestors tatooed their bodies blue as an act of worship and rite of passage. They were anamists. The practice disappeared when they were "Christianized." Christ had no tatoo, that is certain. If we want to be like our Lord, perhaps we should emulate Him in this respect as well. All that said, no mark on your body can have an impact on the destiny of your soul -- regardless of some fiction that is popular these days. It is the tatoo on your soul by the Holy Spirit that is all that counts. |