The best Bible verses for holiness for tattoos include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for holiness for tattoos, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."Ephesians 4:24
"and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."Ephesians 4:24
"for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness."1 Timothy 2:2
"But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety."1 Timothy 2:15
"Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness."Hebrews 12:10
"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."Hebrews 12:14
"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness."Psalms 29:2
"“Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?"Exodus 15:11
"ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness."1 Chronicles 16:29
"It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."1 Corinthians 1:30
"Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace."2 Corinthians 1:12
"Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God."2 Corinthians 7:1
Length decides almost everything here. A verse that reads beautifully on a page can be unreadable once it is set in a small typeface, wrapped around a curve, or cropped to a square. The 15 verses below were chosen for brevity first — most run under a dozen words — so they stay legible at the size you will actually use them.
Self-contained meaning matters just as much. "Do not be anxious about anything" carries its full sense alone; a verse that opens with "Therefore" or "But" does not, and it will read as a fragment to anyone who encounters it without the surrounding passage. Every verse here stands on its own.
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The most-cited Bible verses for holiness for tattoos are Ephesians 4:24, Luke 1:75, Psalms 89:35. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to holiness for tattoos across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for holiness for tattoos, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.