Rulers and official · New Testament
The Story of Nicodemus
Also: Nikodemo (Kiswahili)
Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus at night and later helped bury him.
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Introduction
Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, came to Jesus by night, and Jesus told him he must be born again. John 3:1–8
He later urged the council to hear Jesus before judging him, and brought myrrh and aloes to bury Jesus' body with Joseph of Arimathea. John 7:50–51John 19:39–40
Told in: John
Life at a glance
- Position
- Pharisee; a ruler of the Jews John 3:1
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Comes to Jesus at night
Jesus speaks to Nicodemus about new birth and God's love for the world.
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Speaks up in the council
Nicodemus asks whether the law judges a man without hearing him.
Helps bury Jesus
Nicodemus brings about a hundred pounds of spices for Jesus' burial.
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Family and relationships
- JesusCame to learn from himJohn 3:2
- Joseph of ArimatheaConnected: Buried Jesus together of NicodemusJohn 19:38–39
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New birth
- What does Jesus tell Nicodemus in John 3:3 and 3:16?
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