Augustus in the Bible

Meaning: increased, augmented

Exact Match

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

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Now as it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.

Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,

But when Paul appealed, to be reserved to the hearing of our sovereign, I ordered him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar.

But when I found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself has appealed to the emperor, I have determined to send him.


Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,


Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,


Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,


Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,