A: The name “Caesar” (or Caesar’s) is used 30 times in the New Testament. There are 4 men named Caesar in the New Testament. All but Nero are mentioned by name. Two of these, Tiberius and Nero, are alluded to in a number of verses when the name “Caesar” is mentioned. Following is a list of these 4 men, when they ruled, and the verses in which they are mentioned by name or alluded to.
Name | Ruled From | Verses |
Augustus Caesar | 27 B.C. – A.D. 14 | (Lk 2:1 – by name) |
Tiberius Caesar | A.D. 14-37 | (Lk 3:1 – by name) (Mt 22:17-21)(Mk 12:14-17)(Lk 20:22-25)(Lk 23:2)(Jn 19:12,15) |
Claudius Caesar
| A.D. 41-54 | (Acts 11:28 – by name)(Acts 17:7)(Acts 18:2 – by name) |
Nero Caesar | A.D. 54-68 | (Acts 25:8-12,21,25)(Acts 26:32)(Acts 27:24)(Acts 28:19)(Phil 4:22) |
**Note: There was a Caesar named “Caligula” who ruled after Tiberius from A.D. 37-41. He is not mentioned in the Bible.
***Note: Footnote at the end of 2nd Timothy in some KJV Bibles says: “… was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.”
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