Which verse prohibits tattoos for the dead or printing anything on the body?

Which verse prohibits tattoos for the dead or printing anything on the body?

• A. Leviticus 19:26
• B. Deuteronomy 14:1
• C. Leviticus 19:28
• D. Leviticus 19:27

Answer: (C)

This tests how biblical law treats bodily markings and mourning practices. Leviticus 19:28 directly states you shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. That wording is the clearest prohibition of tattooing—permanent body markings—within these laws. The “for the dead” part refers to mourning customs found in ancient cultures, which the verse also forbids, but the important point for tattoos is the prohibition on printing marks on the body. The other options don’t fit the same way: Leviticus 19:26 deals with dietary or ritual instructions, not body markings; Leviticus 19:27 speaks about not shaving the corners of the beard or making baldness between the eyes; Deuteronomy 14:1 talks about not cutting yourselves or mourning for the dead, but it doesn’t address printing marks on the body in the same way.

This tests how biblical law treats bodily markings and mourning practices. Leviticus 19:28 directly states you shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. That wording is the clearest prohibition of tattooing—permanent body markings—within these laws. The “for the dead” part refers to mourning customs found in ancient cultures, which the verse also forbids, but the important point for tattoos is the prohibition on printing marks on the body.

The other options don’t fit the same way: Leviticus 19:26 deals with dietary or ritual instructions, not body markings; Leviticus 19:27 speaks about not shaving the corners of the beard or making baldness between the eyes; Deuteronomy 14:1 talks about not cutting yourselves or mourning for the dead, but it doesn’t address printing marks on the body in the same way.