What does "Caesar" mean in the Bible?
Caesar, the official title of the Roman emperors. It is borrowed from the famous Julius Caesar. Caesar appears in 22 verses across 6 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Caesar?
CAE'SAR, the official title of the Roman emperors. It is borrowed from the famous Julius Caesar. It occurs about 30 times in the N. T., and is applied to Augustus, Luke 2:1; Tiberius, Luke 3:1; Claudius, Acts 11:28; and Nero, Acts 25:8. Such Jews as were Roman citizens had the right of appeal to Caesar, Acts 25:11, who was their ruler. See separate names.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Caesar?
Greek · G2541
Καῖσαρ
Kaisar
Caesar
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Caesar appear in the Bible?
Caesar is referenced in 22 verses across 6 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Acts 17:7
- Acts 25:8
- Acts 25:10
- Acts 25:11
- Acts 25:12
- Acts 25:21
- Acts 26:32
- Acts 27:24
- Acts 28:19
- John 19:12
- John 19:15
- Luke 2:1
- Luke 20:22
- Luke 20:24
- Luke 20:25
- Luke 23:2
- Matthew 22:17
- Matthew 22:21
- Mark 12:14
- Mark 12:16
- Mark 12:17
- Philippians 4:22
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Caesar.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Caesar?
Caesar appears in 22 verses across 6 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 9 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Caesar?
Acts, Luke, Mark, John, Matthew, Philippians.
Where can I read every verse about Caesar?
This page lists 22 of them. Protos carries all 22, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
