John 3:1

There was however, a man from among the Pharisees, Nicodemus, his name,—ruler of the Jews.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2The same, came unto him, by night, and said unto him—Rabbi! we know that, from God, thou hast come, a teacher; for, no one, can be doing, these signs, which, thou, art doing, except, God, be with him.

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Cross References

John 3:10Jesus answered, and said unto him—Art, thou, the teacher of Israel, and, these things, knowest not?

John 19:39There came, moreover, Nicodemus also,—he that came unto him by night at the first,—bearing a roll of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds’ 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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