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Nicodemus in the Bible.

A Pharisee who came to Jesus by night and helped bury him. The King James Version names Nicodemus in 5 verses, from John 3:1 to John 19:39.

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Nicodemus’s own words.

Nicodemus speaks in 4 verses of the King James Version, all in John.

His first words in the Bible
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:2 ›

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Who Nicodemus was.

The people is victor, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. He is first noticed as visiting Jesus by night (John 3:1-21) for the purpose of learning more of his doctrines, which our Lord then unfolded to him, giving prominence to the necessity of being “born again.” He is next met with in the Sanhedrin (7:50-52), where he protested against the course they were taking in plotting against Christ. Once more he is mentioned as taking part in the preparation for the anointing and burial of the body of Christ (John 19:39). We hear nothing more of him. There can be little doubt that he became a true disciple.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 5 verses that name Nicodemus.

John 5

  • John 3:1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
  • John 3:4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
  • John 3:9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
  • John 7:50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
  • John 19:39And 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.

Questions about Nicodemus.

Who was Nicodemus in the Bible?

A Pharisee who came to Jesus by night and helped bury him. The King James Version names Nicodemus in 5 verses, from John 3:1 to John 19:39.

Where does Nicodemus speak in the Bible?

In 4 verses of the King James Version, all in John. His first words are in John 3:2.

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