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  1. May 14, 2024 · Nicodemus was a prominent Pharisee who met Jesus at night and received a teaching on spiritual rebirth. He later defended Jesus before the Sanhedrin and helped bury him, showing his public witness and commitment to Jesus.

  2. May 6, 2024 · From a literal standpoint, there are a number of possible reasons why Nicodemus comes to see Jesus at night. The passage, however, does not offer any explanation but instead explores the metaphorical contrast between light and darkness and the spiritual implications of the absence of light.

  3. 1 day ago · The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for Trinity Sunday in this Year B is the same as it was for Lent 2 in Year A: Nicodemus' meeting with Jesus in John 3.1–17. In Year A we were supposed to be reading from Matthew’s gospel, and the RCL used ecumenically has continued to do so, the lectionary in Common Worship offers us a sequence of four encounters between Jesus and individuals from the ...

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  5. 1 day ago · Jesus also tells Nicodemus that part of his problem is that he has a hard enough time accepting God’s truth about the physical things; of course the spiritual realities will be harder for him to grasp and build his life upon. This isn’t just true for Nicodemus—it’s true for so many of us, as though it’s part of human nature.

  6. Apr 25, 2024 · Together with St. Joseph of Arimathea, he prepared Jesus' body and placed him in the tomb. Tradition holds that St. Nicodemus was martyred, though no record remains. Saint of the day: St....

  7. May 6, 2024 · Among many pivotal statements in this context, Jesus reminds Nicodemus that “no one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man” ( John 3:13, ESV ). Nicodemus, one of the Jewish rulers, comes to Jesus in secret at night and admits that Jesus is from God ( John 3:2 ).

  8. 1 day ago · John 3:2 - He [Nicodemus] came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of ...

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