Several women are specifically mentioned in the Gospels as traveling with Jesus and helping to support His ministry. Luke records that these women provided for Jesus and His disciples out of their own resources, showing that they played an important role in the early movement.
Key passage: Luke 8:1-3
Joanna
* The wife of Chuza, a steward in Herod Antipas’s household
* Also among the women who discovered the empty tomb
Susanna
* Not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible beyond Luke 8:1-3
Salome
* Often identified as the mother of James and John
* Was present at the crucifixion