In the New Testament, there is no specific prohibition against cutting oneself, but there are several passages that teach about the importance of taking care of one's body and not doing anything that would harm it. For example, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 says, "Do you not know that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him, for God's temple is holy, and that is what you are."