Bible Verses About "Who Was Nicodemus in the Bible"
Nicodemus was a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus by night and heard the famous words 'Ye must be born again.'
Nicodemus was a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus by night and heard the famous words 'Ye must be born again.'
"There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night... Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." — John 3:1-3 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Nicodemus in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night... Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
"And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight."
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