Nicodemus

Family: Pharisees · Role: ruler of the Jews · First appears: John 3

In John 3, Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, comes to Jesus by night, addressing him as Rabbi and recognizing him as a teacher from God: “for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” Their relationship is described as both suitor and mentor.

By John 7, Nicodemus challenges those judging Jesus before hearing him: “Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?” In John 19, he joins Joseph of Arimathaea in preparing and burying Jesus’s body in a new sepulchre, winding it in linen with spices according to Jewish burial custom.

Relationship record

Life events

• Nicodemus challenges judging Jesus before hearing him.(John 7)
  • With: Jesus
  • “Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?”
• Joseph and Nicodemus prepared and buried Jesus's body.(John 19 · 📍 a new sepulchre)
  • With: Joseph of Arimathaea Jesus
  • “Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.”

John 3

• admired: Jesus “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.”
• mentor: Jesus (Jesus teaches Nicodemus throughout their conversation.) “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 7

• with Jesus (Nicodemus had previously come to Jesus by night.) “Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.