How many times is Caesar mentioned in the Bible?
The word Caesar appears 21 times in the King James Version, in 20 verses. Counting every form (Caesar, Caesar's), it appears 30 times in 24 verses across 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Caesar 20 times (29 with every form).
Caesar in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Caesar counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Caesar | 21 | 20 |
| Caesar's | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 30 | 29 |
First and last mention of Caesar
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household.
The verse that uses it most is Matthew 22:21, 3 times:
They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Acts 11:28: counted in the KJV only
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
Common questions
How many times is Caesar in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 30 uses are in the Old Testament and 30 in the New Testament. Caesar appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (11), then Luke (7) and Matthew (4).
Where is Caesar first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 22:17: "Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?" The last is Philippians 4:22.
More word counts: Magdalene, Iscariot, Belshazzar, Vashti, Nehemiah, Amos, Tamar, Jonadab, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.