John 3:1

There was nowe a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 Iesus by night, and sayd vnto him, Rabbi, we knowe ye thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do these miracles that thou doest, except God were with him.

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Cross References

John 3:10Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?

John 19:39And there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Iesus by night) and brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together about an hundreth pound.

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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