Roman in the Bible
Meaning: strong; powerful
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At that time, Cesar Augustus published an edict, to make a register of the Roman empire.
There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,
Now there were some there at that very time who told Jesus about some people from Galilee whose blood Pilate [the Roman governor] had mixed with their sacrifices [i.e., he had them murdered while they were offering their sacrifices].
"So, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by [Roman] armies, then you will know that her total destruction is near.
It will be too bad for pregnant women and those who are nursing [babies] in those days! For there will be great distress in this land [i.e., Judea, and especially Jerusalem], and raging anger [will be shown] against these people [i.e., by the Roman armies].
And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.
The Roman Captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming: "This must have been a good man!"
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Tribute » Roman » Christ showed to the pharisees and herodians the propriety of paying
But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said to them: "Why do you tempt me, hypocrites? Show me the tribute-money. And they brought him a denarius. And he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Caesar's. Then he said to them: Give, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And when they heard it, they were astonished, and left him, and went away.
They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Caesar's. And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And they were astonished at him.