John 3:1

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.

John 3:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
ESV
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
NLT
1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.
MSG
1 There was a man of the Pharisee sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews.
CSB
1 There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

John 3:1 In-Context

1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2 He 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.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 7:50; John 19:39
  • 2. Luke 23:13
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