John 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:”

John 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.”

John 3:1 — World English Bible

John 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: ”

John 3:1 — American Standard Version

John 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,”

John 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

John 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But there was a man from among the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; ”

John 3:1 — Darby Translation

John 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There was nowe a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes.”

John 3:1 — Geneva Bible

John 3:1 in Context — John 3

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 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.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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What Does John 3:1 Mean?

John 3:1 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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