Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
John 3:1
Christ and Nicodemus
SUMMARY OF JOHN 3: The Ruler Seeking Jesus by Night. The Necessity of a
New Birth of Water and of the Spirit. The Son of Man to Be Lifted
Up. The Love of God for Man. Condemnation for Unbelief. John at
Aenon. John's Testimony.
There was a man . . . named Nicodemus. Nicodemus is named only three
times by John, and not elsewhere; (1) here; (2) in John 7:50, where he
protests against condemning Jesus unheard; and (3) in John 19:39, where
he aids Joseph of Arimathea in the burial of Jesus.
Of the Pharisees, . . . a ruler of the Jews. He was a Pharisee, a
member of the Sanhedrin (a ruler), and "a master of Israel" (a rabbi)
(John 3:10).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 4:12
Mark 15:42-47
John 1:13
John 3:1
John 7:31
John 7:50
John 19:39
1 Peter 1:23
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