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“Nicodemus: Curious but Confused”John 2:13-25

4/3/11

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Nicodemus believed in Jesus?

John 7:50-52 reveals Nicodemus as the only Pharisee who was willing to be fair toward Jesus.John 19:38-42 shows Nicodemus taking part in the burial of Jesus' body, along with Joseph of Arimathea.

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“Again” = Greek word "anothen" (ἄνωθεν [anothen /an·o·then/]).

•"Anothen" actually means "from above.”

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“Again” = Greek word "anothen" (ἄνωθεν [anothen /an·o·then/]).

•"Anothen" actually means "from above.”• It can also mean "again," as in reoccurring, but there is only 1 time anothen is used to only mean "again" (Gal. 4:9).

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“Again” = Greek word "anothen" (ἄνωθεν [anothen /an·o·then/]).

•"Anothen" actually means "from above.”• It can also mean "again," as in reoccurring, but there is only 1 time anothen is used to only mean "again" (Gal. 4:9). •The rest of its uses mean "from above" or sometimes "top" (some examples: John 3:31;19:11; James 1:17; 3:15, 17).

So the better translation is "born from above.”