Luke 8:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 8:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
  2. Isaiah 23:18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.
  3. Matthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  4. Matthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
  5. Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  6. Matthew 26:11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
  7. Luke 9:7When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  8. Luke 24:10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.
  9. John 4:46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
  10. Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  11. Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  12. 2 Corinthians 8:9For 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.
  13. Philippians 4:22All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
  14. 1 Timothy 5:10and 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.

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