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Genesis 2:25 |
The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. |
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Genesis 3:11 |
Adam and Eve first wore fig leaves to cover their nakedness, God asks them (perhaps rhetorically),
"Who told you that you are naked?" The implication, as Christian naturists see it, is that the devil
(in the form of a serpent) told them so. Furthermore, not only is God displeased that the forbidden fruit was
eaten and sin had occurred, but also that they were now attempting to cover it up with clothing. No longer nude
by their own accord, God made them garments from animal skins, possibly implying that sin requires a sacrifice. |
| Genesis 9:22-23 |
Whatever Noah's "nakedness" was, it wasn't just about
sleeping in the nude in his very own tent, and then being seen by his
same-gender relatives. |
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Genesis 38:15 |
Does the Bible Teach Not to Be Nude in Tents? |
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Exodus 22:26-27 |
The Law of Moses - It's OK to be Nude In Public All Day, But Sleep Warm |
| Exodus
28:42 |
If God was really anti-nudity, why didn't he command all the Israelites
to wear breeches over their naked flesh? In fact there is no such
commandment in the Bible, anywhere!
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| Leviticus 18:6 |
Here the Lord is
specifying which relatives counted as incestuous sex when people had
sex. This is not about family skinny-dipping. |
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1 Samuel 19:23-24 |
The Connection Between Nudity and Prophecy |
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2 Samuel 6:12-23 |
King David's Nude Dance, and a Curse on the Anti-Nudist |
| 2 Samuel 11 |
the story of King David and Bathsheba - Although David was rebuked by God for his lust
of Bathsheba (a married woman), nothing was said about her nude bathing. |
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Isaiah 20 |
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| Isaiah 47:3 |
Expose your shame |
| Lamentations 1:8 |
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| Ezekiel 16:7-8 |
Israelite Children Grew Up Nude |
| Micah 1:11 |
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| Micah 1:8 |
God Commands Public Nudity for Prophets Conducting Political Protests |
| Nahum 3:5 |
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| Habakkuk 2:15 |
This verse is about getting someone drunk and engaging in or viewing
some sexual activity. |
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Matthew 6:25,28-29 |
Jesus Christ Teaches Naturism as an Antidote to Materialism |
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Matthew 21:8 |
Jesus Greets Cheering Naked Crowd on Palm Sunday |
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John 13:4 |
Jesus Performs Rite of Service and Humility in the Nude |
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John 20:5-6 |
The Nude Resurrection |
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John 21:7 |
St. Peter, Jesus and the Jewish Working Man's Uniform |
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Acts 15:20,29 |
Nudity did not make the list of the four things which the Apostle James stated that Gentile
Christians must abstain from. |
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1 Corinthians 6:9-10 |
the nude are not listed as being among "the unrighteous" |
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Colossians 3:12-14 |
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1 Timothy 2:9-10 |
Christian women who desire true modesty
When St. Paul does recommend modesty, he asks that Christian women adorn themselves in
"seemly apparel." However St. Paul's definition of "seemly apparel" is not cloth but rather
"good deeds, as befits women who profess religion." |
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1 Peter 3:3-4 |
Christian Women That Modesty is Not Clothing, but an Attitude - KJV |
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Revelation 12:1 |
the Christian church is portrayed as a nude woman "clothed with the sun." |
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Revelation 3:18 |
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Revelation 17:1,4-5 |
"great harlot" who is "Babylon the great, mother of harlots and of earth's
abominations" wears extensive and expensive literal cloth of "purple and scarlet" |
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Revelation 19:8 |
the righteous nude woman "clothed with the sun" |
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Bible Passages with Social Nudity |
| Gen 2: 4-25 |
The Creation of Adam and Eve |
| Gen 3: 1-24 |
The Fall of Humanity |
| Gen 9:18-27 |
Drunk Noah and His Sons |
| 1 Samuel 19:23-24 |
Saul Prophesies Naked |
| 2 Samuel 6: 1-23 |
David Dances as the Ark enters Jerusalem |
| Job 1:21 |
Naked both Coming and Going |
| Isaiah 20: 1- 6 |
Isaiah Prophesies Naked |
| Micah 1: 8 |
Micah Prophesies Naked |
| John 21: 7 |
Simon Peter Fishes |