John 3:1

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

In Context

2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

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Cross References

John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

John 19:39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

Matthew Henry on John 3:1

In this chapter we have, I. Christ's discourse with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, concerning the great mysteries of the gospel, in which he here privately instructs him, ver. 1-21 . II. John Baptist's discourse with his disciples concerning Christ, upon occasion of his coming into the neighbourhood where John was ( ver. 22-36 ), in which he fairly and faithfully resigns all his honour and interest to him. Read the whole commentary →

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