The main thing you’ll want to focus on when you’re thinking about getting a Bible verse tattoo is the verse itself, but you’ll also want to think about the style that you want to get. Specifically, you need to go over all of the fonts that work for these types of tattoos. There are plenty of biblical fonts out there that are meant to look exactly like the fonts used in Bibles, but you aren’t just limited to those. Some people like to go a bit outside of the box and get a font that they simply like to look at. It’s not easy to come up with fonts when getting text tattoos, so expect to spend just about as much time on this part of the process as on picking the Bible verse that you want to get.

Many people decide to get the Bible verses with no other images around it, but others want to add in a bit more meaning with religious symbols or other designs. Popular religious symbols include the cross, the Bible itself, a portrait of Jesus, a shepherd, and many others. You aren’t limited to religious imagery, of course, as many people decide to simply make a highly personal tattoo design that includes images that mean a lot to them.

Another popular way to get a Bible verse tattoo is to get a religious scroll tattoo. This is a great idea if you choose a long verse to use and you don’t want to simply put the chapter and verse numbers on your skin. Putting all of the words on an aged-looking scroll can make your Bible verse tattoo look beautiful and it can add in a bit more meaning. These are definitely more difficult to draw, so make sure you work with an experienced tattoo artist if you decide to go this route.

If you do use any other images along with your Bible verse tattoo, you’ll want to work with an artist to make sure the entire tattoo looks great on your skin. If you want the verse to be the centerpiece, then you shouldn’t get heavily detailed designs around it since that will draw people’s eyes away from the verse itself. Instead, it’s better to put the words in the center of the design and have every other image complimenting it by drawing the eye towards the center. A good artist will have no problem making this work regardless of the images you choose to include in the tattoo.