Augustus in the Bible

Meaning: increased, augmented

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So, He said, "A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus' that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod's son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

But 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.

And 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.

a cohort in Augustus's legion. we embark'd in a vessel of Adramyttium, designing to coast it along Asia, and set sail with Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

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When it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and other prisoners to a man named Julius, a centurion of the band of Augustus.

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.

Paul appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus. So I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.

I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death. He has appealed to Augustus and I have determined to send him.


In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.


In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.


In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.


In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.