The man named Nicodemus appears only three times in the New Testament. Each occasion reveals his progress in his relationship with Jesus − from an inquirer to a convert to a devoted disciple ...

Like Nicodemus, can we have the nagging feeling that there is more to Jesus than simply a religious observance? Jesus offers us a promise and a way.

Nicodemus was a member of the Jewish supreme court, the 71-member Sanhedrin, who privately became convinced of Jesus’ divinity and visited him clandestinely at night in John 3:1-21. The Revs.

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Nicodemus shows that change is possible, the pope's catechesis said, as he will be among those who go to Pilate to ask for Jesus' body.

That so troubles Nicodemus that he asks (3:4), “How can one be born again?” But Jesus does not backpedal — rather, he insists on the necessity of being reborn.

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

The clearest teaching in the Bible about being born again involves a discussion Jesus had with a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was "a member of the Jewish ruling council" (John 3:1) called the ...

St. Nicodemus was a secret disciple of Jesus. As a member of the Sanhedrin, he would meet Jesus by night so that the others would not see him with Jesus. Eventually, it was Nicodemus who reminded ...