Luke 8:3 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 8:3

Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

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ASV

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.

KJV

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

(in Matt. 27:55.) It was a Jewish custom, nor was it thought blameable, according to the ancient manners of that nation, that women should afford of their substance food and clothing to their teachers. This custom, as it might cause offence to the Gentiles, St. Paul relates he had cast off. (1 Cor. 9:15.) But these ministered unto the Lord of their substance, that He might reap their carnal things from whom they had reaped spiritual things.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward,.... Joanna, or Juchan, as the Syriac version calls her, was a name, among the Jews, for a woman, as Jochanan, or John, was for a man. In the Talmud (e) we read of one Jochani, or Joanni, the daughter of Retibi, the same name with this. Her husband's name was Chuza.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

She had been his wife (so some), but was now a widow, and left in good circumstances. If she was now his wife, we have reason to think that her husband, though preferred in Herod's court, had received the gospel, and was very willing that his wife should be both a hearer of Christ and a contributor to him. There were many of them that ministered to Christ of their substance.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Herod’s steward - Herod Antipas, who reigned in Galilee. He was a son of Herod the Great. The word “steward” means one who has charge of the domestic affairs of a family, to provide for it. This office was generally held by a “slave” who was esteemed the most faithful, and was often conferred as a reward of fidelity. Ministered - Gave for his support. Of their substance - Their property; their possessions.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωάννα	Iōanna	Joanna	G2489 →
γυνὴ	gunē	wife	G1135 →
Χουζᾶ	Chouza	of Chuza	G5529 →
ἐπιτρόπου	epitropou	a steward	G2012 →
Ἡρῴδου	Hērōdou	of Herod	G2264 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σουσάννα	Sousanna	Susanna	G4677 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἕτεραι	heterai	others	G2087 →
πολλαὶ	pollai	many	G4183 →
αἵτινες	aitines	who	G3748 →
διηκόνουν	diēkonoun	were ministering	G1247 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ὑπαρχόντων	huparchontōn	possessions	G5225 →
αὐταῖς.¶	autais	of theirs.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
leads to
- Romans 8:32
  He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Philippians 2:6–8
  Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Matthew 20:28
  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Romans 5:8
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10
  sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Through
1 Timothy 5:10
and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:18
  Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
- Titus 3:8
  This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…
- Acts 9:36
  In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke