John 3:1

Now there was one of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him. "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these signs which you are continually doing, unless God is with him."

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Cross References

John 3:10"Are you the Teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?" said Jesus.

John 19:39Nicodemus also (the one who visited Jesus by night, at first) came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing nearly 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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