A name from Scripture
Joanna
jo-AN-uh
Meaning
God is gracious
Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Luke
What it points to
Joanna's story shows that encountering God's grace compels us to surrender privilege and comfort. Her faith cost her social standing but gained her a place in the Gospel narrative forever.
Verses · King James Version
“And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.”
Luke 8:3
“It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.”
Luke 24:10