700-Year Christian Tattoo Shop in Jerusalem

  • 7 years ago
Tattoo artist Wassim Razzouk in Jerusalem's Old City
700-Year Christian Tattoo Shop in Jerusalem Has Been Tattooing Pilgrims Since the Crusades
Should Christians get tattoos?
A lot of opinions. The final authority, is of course, the Holy Bible.
What the Holy Bible says:
Leviticus 19:28

New International Version
Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

New Living Translation
Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD.

English Standard Version
You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never slash your body to mourn the dead, and never get a tattoo. I am the LORD.

King James Bible
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

American King James Version
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you: I am the LORD.


American Standard Version
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.

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