8:3a
Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza: Some other ways to spell the name Chuza are:
Chusa
-or-
Kuza
Herod’s household manager: Chuza’s job was probably to manage King Herod’s personal business affairs. Some ways to translate Herod’s household manager here are:
Herod’s steward (Revised Standard Version)
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Herod’s business manager (New Living Translation (2004))
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Herod’s chief official
8:3b
and many others: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as many others refers to many other women besides the three just named. See also the note at 8:2a on “some women.”
8:3c
These women: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as These women is literally “who.” It is a form that refers specifically to women. It probably refers to all of the women in 8:2–3, both those whose names are mentioned and the “many others.”
were ministering to them:
The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as were ministering to them means “served them.” In this context it means that the women paid for the things that Jesus and the twelve apostles needed. The Greek verb indicates that the women did this regularly or continually. Other ways to say this are:
provided for their financial needs
-or-
provided financial support for Jesus and his disciples (God’s Word)
-or-
paid for what they needed
out of their own means: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as out of their own means means “from their possessions/things.” In this context it indicates that the women used their own money to buy food and other things that Jesus and his twelve apostles needed. Other ways to say this could be:
out of their own resources
-or-
with their own money
their: The word their refers specifically to the women who are referred to in 8:2–3.
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