Thematic Bible: Emperors of, mentioned
Thematic Bible
The Roman empire » Emperors of, mentioned » Nero
All the saints [here with me] send you their greetings, especially those belonging to [Emperor] Caesar's household.
May the Lord be with your spirit [i.e., close to you]. May God's unearned favor be with you.
The Roman empire » Emperors of, mentioned » Claudius
One of them, a man named Agabus, stood up and indicated by [the direction of] the Holy Spirit that there was going to be a severe worldwide famine, which [actually] took place during the time that Claudius ruled.
The Roman empire » Emperors of, mentioned » Augustus
Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].
The Roman empire » Emperors of, mentioned » Tiberius
Now it was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of the regions of Ituraea and Trachonitus [Note: These two men were sons of Herod the Great (See Matt. 2:1) and ruled over provinces east of the Jordan River] and Lysanias was ruler of Abilene [Note: This was a province just north of the two previously mentioned ones].