Ryan's Religious Verse

I met Ryan at the end of September outside of Madison Square Garden, approaching him to ask about this tattoo on his upper right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7k9osoABXhS1wFXKECZF35B_LdyQxeCvxbcPG2OwG8kuYhB9eHBuZNT3qUAM0hsV-6r58L_Xzs52zsgNp4jO_mmcdI-PM6SQBGbmc-ocrTsO9GEIMXfaFsjNIkM_-h4sV6U1Zxq1E6s/s1600/philippians.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7k9osoABXhS1wFXKECZF35B_LdyQxeCvxbcPG2OwG8kuYhB9eHBuZNT3qUAM0hsV-6r58L_Xzs52zsgNp4jO_mmcdI-PM6SQBGbmc-ocrTsO9GEIMXfaFsjNIkM_-h4sV6U1Zxq1E6s/s640/philippians.jpg" width="292" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He explained that <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A13&version=ASV">Philippians 4:13</a> was his confirmation verse. He added, "I went with the hands and everything because I already have a cross on my back."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Philippians 4:13 reads "I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me." (American Standard Version)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The chain in the hands connects to this part of the tattoo on the bicep:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3es5_km4I5U9OdabsvMRR_ffpPoA1oC7cXGQFhJ94ZXvaFiThp58_opf4UxzincjBpuJWiUj957FOHSQSHFYfoIMq7uHHlDxaIar3nuaT9yhG0aLdLH4sQguHqhH2dOJiFOAkBuJgZU/s1600/Only+God+can+judge+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3es5_km4I5U9OdabsvMRR_ffpPoA1oC7cXGQFhJ94ZXvaFiThp58_opf4UxzincjBpuJWiUj957FOHSQSHFYfoIMq7uHHlDxaIar3nuaT9yhG0aLdLH4sQguHqhH2dOJiFOAkBuJgZU/s400/Only+God+can+judge+me.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br />Ryan commented that "I put <i>only God can judge me</i> because I've been going through some legal difficulties." It's a reminder that, when all is said and done, the ultimate judge is, in the belief of many, above and beyond the world in which we live.<br /><br />Ryan credits Joe Bawden from <a href="http://www.skinalternativetattoo.com/">Skin Alternative</a> in Hillside, New Jersey, with this tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks to Ryan for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Ryan's Religious Verse

I met Ryan at the end of September outside of Madison Square Garden, approaching him to ask about this tattoo on his upper right arm:   He e...

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