John 3:1

There was a man of the Pharisees, the name to him Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2the same came to Him by night, and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come a teacher from God; for no one is able to do these miracles, which thou art doing, unless God may he with him.

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Cross References

John 3:10Jesus responded and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things?

John 19:39And Nicodemus also, the one having come at first to Jesus by night, came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 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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