Caesar

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. AUGUSTUSLuke 2:1
• 2. TIBERIUSLuke 3:1Luke 20:22
• 3. CLAUDIUSActs 11:28
• 4. NEROPhilippians 4:22

The passages, in Bible order (5)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 5 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Luke 2:1

   Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

   ›Commentary on Luke 2:12 voices

   “And it came to pass in those days,.... When John the Baptist was born, and Christ was conceived, and his mother pregnant with him, and the time of his birth drew on. The Ethiopic version reads, ‘in that day’; as if it was the same day in which John was circumcised, and Zacharias delivered the above song of praise: that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus; second emperor of Rome; the name Caesar was common to all the emperors, as Pharaoh to the Egyptians, and afterwards Ptolemy.”

   “In those days - About the time of the birth of John and of Christ. A decree - A law commanding a thing to be done. Caesar Augustus - This was the Roman emperor. His first name was Octavianus. He was the nephew of Julius Caesar, and obtained the empire after his death. He took the name ‘Augustus - i. e., august,’ or honorable - as a compliment to his own greatness; and from him the month ‘August,’ which was before called ‘Sextilis,’ received its name.”

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2. Luke 3:1

   In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

   ›Commentary on Luke 3:12 voices

   “Now in the fifteenth year - This was the ‘thirteenth’ year of his being sole emperor. He was ‘two’ years joint emperor with Augustus, and Luke reckons from the time when he was admitted to share the empire with Augustus Caesar. See Lardner’s ‘Credibility,’ vol. i. Tiberius Caesar - Tiberius succeeded Augustus in the empire, and began his ‘sole’ reign Aug. 19th, 14 a.d. He was a most infamous character - a scourge to the Roman people.”

   “The Son of God being about to gather together the Church, commences His work in His servant. And so it is well said, The word of the Lord came to John, that the Church should begin not from man, but from the Word. But Luke, in order to declare that John was a prophet, rightly used these few words, The word of the Lord came to him. He adds nothing else, for they need not their own judgment who are filled with the Word of God. By saying this one thing, he has therefore declared all.”

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3. Luke 20:22

   Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

   ›Commentary on Luke 20:222 voices

   “What do they say? ‘Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, nor do you accept persons but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?’ O what polluted dishonesty! The God of all certainly wanted Israel to be exempt from human rule. They trampled under foot the divine laws and totally despised the commandment given to them. They committed themselves to their own devices. They therefore fell under the hand of those who at that time ruled over them.”

   “And everywhere we, more readily than all men, endeavour to pay to those appointed by you the taxes both ordinary and extraordinary, as we have been taught by Him; for at that time some came to Him and asked Him, if one ought to pay tribute to Caesar; and He answered, ‘Tell Me, whose image does the coin bear?’ And they said, ‘Caesar's.’ And again He answered them, ‘Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.’”

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4. Acts 11:28

   One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

   ›Commentary on Acts 11:282 voices

   “41 [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.2,5]. An important date for tracing out the chronology of the Acts. (But this subject is too difficult and extensive to admit of being handled here).”

   “‘He foretold by the Spirit.’ Lest they think that the famine occurred because Christianity had appeared, the Holy Spirit also predicts this, because Christ too had predicted it. Not because ‘there will be a famine throughout all the world’ as though it had to occur …”

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5. Philippians 4:22

   All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.

   ›Commentary on Philippians 4:222 voices

   “All the saints - All the Christians now at Rome. They that are of Caesar’s household - Nero was at this time emperor of Rome: a more worthless, cruel, and diabolic wretch never disgraced the name or form of man; yet in his family there were Christians: but whether this relates to the members of the imperial family, or to guards, or courtiers, or to servants, we cannot tell. If even some of his slaves were converted to Christianity, it would he sufficiently marvellous.”

   “Philippi was a Roman ‘colony,’ hence there might arise a tie between the citizens of the mother city and those of the colony; especially between those of both cities who were Christians, converted as many of them were by the same apostle, and under like circumstances, he having been imprisoned at Philippi, as he now is at Rome.”

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