John 3:1

Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.

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

In Context

2This man came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that came from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”

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Cross References

John 3:10Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

John 19:39Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight.

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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