# Is “Tattoos” in the Bible?

> Yes. “Tattoos” is in the Bible. It appears once in the Lumin Translation, though not in the King James Bible.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/tattoos
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

Leviticus 19:28 is the one verse. The Lumin Translation says tattoos. The King James Version says “print any marks upon you.”

- Lumin Translation: 1, first in Leviticus 19:28
- King James Version: 0

## Where it appears

1 verses in 1 books (Old Testament 1, New Testament 0).

> Do not gash your flesh on behalf of the dead, and do not mark yourselves with tattoos. I am Yahweh.
>
> — [Leviticus 19:28](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/19#28) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Tattoos” in the Bible?

Yes. “Tattoos” is in the Bible. It appears once in the Lumin Translation, though not in the King James Bible. Leviticus 19:28 is the one verse. The Lumin Translation says tattoos. The King James Version says “print any marks upon you.”

### How many times is “Tattoos” in the Bible?

Tattoos appears once in the Lumin Translation, and not in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms.

### Where is “Tattoos” first mentioned in the Bible?

In the Lumin Translation, tattoos first appears in Leviticus 19:28: “Do not gash your flesh on behalf of the dead, and do not mark yourselves with tattoos. I am Yahweh.”

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