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John Gill
The same came to Jesus by night,.... Through fear of the Jews, of being reproached or turned out of his place by them; or through shame, that such a doctor as he was, should be known to go to Jesus of Nazareth, to be instructed by him; or lest he should offend any of his brethren of the sanhedrim: though some things may be said in favour of this conduct of Nicodemus; for since Christ would not...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have, I. Christ's discourse with Nicodemus, a Pharisee, concerning the great mysteries of the gospel, in which he here privately instructs him, ver. 1-21. II. John Baptist's discourse with his disciples concerning Christ, upon occasion of his coming into the neighbourhood where John was (ver. 22-36), in which he fairly and faithfully resigns all his honour and interest to him....
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 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. 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. There must be a new...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night,— That was better than not coming at all. “Better late than never.” Better come to Christ in the dark than not come to him at all.
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. This was good reasoning on the part of Nicodemus. If he did not at first go as far as he afterwards did, it argued well for him that he went as far as he could. O thou who art troubled with unbelief, believe as much as thou canst; and then cry, “Lord,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, We do not know the names of many other Pharisees, but we do know the name of this one because God had loved him with an everlasting love, and therefore with lovingkindness did he draw him to the Saviour’s feet. “The same came to Jesus by night.” Possibly, he was too busy to come during the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said unto him, Rabbi, He begins very respectfully, and so far, so good; but then, Judas said, “Hail, Master,” and kissed Christ, when he went to Gethsemane to betray him. Joh_3:2. 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. Dear friends, if any of you do not know all about Christ that you wish to know, or that can be...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, Perhaps he was very busy during the day. It is better to come to Jesus at night than not to come to him at all. All hours are convenient to Christ; you may come to him when you are at home tonight. When everybody else is asleep, Jesus is still awake. In all probability, however, Nicodemus did...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. He admitted the truth as far as he could see it. The miracles of Christ proved him to be a divinely-commissioned teacher. Always be willing to go as far as you can go in the pursuit of truth. If you cannot see everything at once, see all that you can...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 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. When enquirers come to see any of you who are Christians, do not begin talking to them, but let them begin by telling you what they have to say,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. The miracles were accepted as a proof of Christ’s mission, and if they do not seem to be quite such a proof to us at this distance, they were a most marvelous and necessary proof at the first. Perhaps they have ceased...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, He could not have come at a better time; the business of the day was over, and all was quiet.
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. It is always well to go as far as you can in your avowal of belief in Christ. Nicodemus confessed what he knew to be true, and he drew from it the thoroughly accurate conclusion that Christ must be a teacher come from God because of the miracles which...
Charles H. Spurgeon
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 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. Nicodemus was very candid; he went as far as he could go. If he had not yet learned to believe in Christ as his Saviour, he did at least admit that...