Luke 8:3

Context
8:3 and Joanna the wife of Cuza¹ (Herod’s² household manager),³ Susanna, and many others who provided for them⁴ out of their own resources.

Luke 8:1

Context

Jesus’ Ministry and the Help of Women

8:1 Some time⁵ afterward⁶ he went on through towns⁷ and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news⁸ of the kingdom of God.⁹ The¹⁰ twelve were with him,

Luke 5:9-10

Context
5:9 For¹¹ Peter¹² and all who were with him were astonished¹³ at the catch of fish that they had taken, 5:10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners.¹⁴ Then¹⁵ Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on¹⁶ you will be catching people.”¹⁷

[8:3] ¹sn Cuza is also spelled “Chuza” in many English translations.

[8:3] ²sn Herod’s refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.

[8:3] ³tn Here ἐπίτροπος (epitropo") is understood as referring to the majordomo or manager of Herod’s household (BDAG 385 s.v. ἐπίτροπος 1). However, as BDAG notes, the office may be political in nature and would then be translated something like “governor” or “procurator.” Note that in either case the gospel was reaching into the highest levels of society.

[8:3] ⁴tc Many mss (א A L Ψ Ë¹ 33 565 579 1241 2542 pm it co) read “for him,” but “for them” also has good ms support (B D K W Γ Δ Θ Ë¹³ 700 892 1424 pm lat). From an internal standpoint the singular pronoun looks like an assimilation to texts like Matt 27:55 and Mark 15:41.

[8:1] ⁵tn Grk “And it happened that some time.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[8:1] ⁶tn Καθεξῆς (Kaqexh") is a general temporal term and need not mean “soon afterward”; see Luke 1:3; Acts 3:24; 11:4; 18:23 and L&N 61.1.

[8:1] ⁷tn Or “cities.”

[8:1] ⁸sn The combination of preaching and proclaiming the good news is a bit emphatic, stressing Jesus’ teaching ministry on the rule of God.

[8:1] ⁹sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[8:1] ¹⁰tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:9] ¹¹sn An explanatory conjunction (For) makes it clear that Peter’s exclamation is the result of a surprising set of events. He speaks, but the others feel similarly.

[5:9] ¹²tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:9] ¹³sn In the Greek text, this term is in an emphatic position.

[5:10] ¹⁴tn Or “business associates.”

[5:10] ¹⁵tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:10] ¹⁶sn From now on is a common Lukan expression, see Luke 1:48.

[5:10] ¹⁷tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”