Augustus
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| Hebrew / Greek | Αὔγουστος (G828) σεβαστός (G4575) Καῖσαρ (G2541) |
|---|---|
| Also called | Augustan, Caesar |
| Description | Emperor living at the time of the New Testament |
| Tribe or people | Italy |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | Luke 2:1 |
Augustus is an emperor living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Luke 2:1.
Verses
Luke
- Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
- Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Acts
- Acts 25:21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar.But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
- Acts 25:25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
Notes
- Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
- Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.