'Governor' in the Bible
They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."
But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"
If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."
This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor."
Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.
When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.
When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.
So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,