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Nicodemus
The Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus by night to ask his questions, later spoke up for a fair hearing in the council, and helped to bury him with a royal weight of spices.
The facts, as Scripture gives them
- Lived
- Dates not given in Scripture.
- Region
- Jerusalem. (John 3:1-2; John 7:50-51)
- Standing
- A Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council. (John 3:1)
Key verses
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.”
John 3:2 (BSB)
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
John 19:39 (BSB)
What they did
- Came to Jesus at night and said: Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. (John 3:1-2)
- Heard from Jesus: unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God; and, God so loved the world. (John 3:3-7; John 3:16)
- Reminded the council that the law does not judge a man without first giving him a hearing, and was taunted for it. (John 7:50-52)
- Brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds, and helped Joseph of Arimathea bind Jesus' body in linen and spices for burial. (John 19:39-40)
Connected to
- Jesus: The teacher he visited by night and later helped to bury (John 3:1-2; John 19:39)
- Joseph of Arimathea: The council member with whom he buried Jesus (John 19:38-40)
Mentioned in
John.
Every reference (5)
John 3:1 · John 3:4 · John 3:9 · John 7:50 · John 19:39
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