Susanna (supporter)
Faithful female disciple and supporter
Susanna was one of the women who followed Jesus and supported him and his disciples with their resources. She had been healed by Jesus of evil spirits or diseases, and showed her gratitude through faithful service and financial support for his ministry.
Key events
Healed by Jesus
Susanna was among the women who had been healed by Jesus of evil spirits and diseases, and who then followed him.
2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
καὶ γυναῖκές τινες αἳ ἦσαν τεθεραπευμέναι ἀπὸ πνευμάτων πονηρῶν καὶ ἀσθενειῶν, Μαρία ἡ καλουμένη Μαγδαληνή, ἀφʼ ἧς δαιμόνια ἑπτὰ ἐξεληλύθει,
Supported Jesus with her resources
Together with other women such as Mary Magdalene and Joanna, Susanna used her own resources to provide for Jesus and the twelve disciples during their travels.
1Soon afterward Jesus traveled through the towns and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς καὶ αὐτὸς διώδευεν κατὰ πόλιν καὶ κώμην κηρύσσων καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ δώδεκα σὺν αὐτῷ,
2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
καὶ γυναῖκές τινες αἳ ἦσαν τεθεραπευμέναι ἀπὸ πνευμάτων πονηρῶν καὶ ἀσθενειῶν, Μαρία ἡ καλουμένη Μαγδαληνή, ἀφʼ ἧς δαιμόνια ἑπτὰ ἐξεληλύθει,
3Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza; Susanna; and many others, who provided for them out of their own means.
καὶ Ἰωάννα γυνὴ Χουζᾶ ἐπιτρόπου Ἡρῴδου καὶ Σουσάννα καὶ ἕτεραι πολλαί, αἵτινες διηκόνουν αὐτοῖς ⸀ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐταῖς.
Followed Jesus on his journeys
Susanna was part of the faithful group of women who traveled with Jesus through cities and villages while he preached the gospel about God's kingdom.
1Soon afterward Jesus traveled through the towns and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς καὶ αὐτὸς διώδευεν κατὰ πόλιν καὶ κώμην κηρύσσων καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ δώδεκα σὺν αὐτῷ,