Female Disciples Identified in The New Testament
- Mary Magdalene
- Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the mother of James the Just, Joses, Jude the Apostle, Simon who might be Simon the Zealot, and possibly the mother of Thomas Didymus and Mary Salome
- Mary Salome, wife of Zebedee who was the father of James the Greater and John the Apostle. Possibly both the daughter and sister-in-law of Mary and the sister of Jesus.
- Sisters Mary and Martha of Bethany, also the sisters of Lazarus
- Mary of Clopas possibly Mary Salome the daughter or wife of Clopas
- The Marys
- Joanna
- Susanna
- Priscilla
- Tabitha/Dorcas
- Lydia
- Phoebe
- Junia
- Tryphena of Rome and Tryphosa
- Julia
- Nympha
- Apphia
- Women receive power of the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost
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