Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.

New American Standard Bible

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

International Standard Version

Now there was a man from the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, whose name was Nicodemus.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Now there was a certain man among the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler (member of the Sanhedrin) among the Jews,

An Understandable Version

Now there was a Pharisee, a leader of the Jews, named Nicodemus.

Anderson New Testament

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

Now one of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, was there, a ruler of the Jews:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

There was a man of the Pharisees, the name to him Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

Goodspeed New Testament

Among the Pharisees there was a man named Nicodemus, a leader among the Jews.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus the name to him, a ruler of the Jews:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now there was a man of the Pharisees {whose name was} Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Modern King James verseion

And there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews.

Moffatt New Testament

Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who belonged to the Jewish authorities;

Montgomery New Testament

Now there was one of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews.

NET Bible

Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,

New Heart English Bible

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people.

Noyes New Testament

And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Sawyer New Testament

And there was a man of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

The Emphasized Bible

There was however, a man from among the Pharisees, Nicodemus, his name, - ruler of the Jews.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

NOW there was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among the Jews.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.

Williams New Testament

Now there was a man named Nicodemus, who belonged to the party of the Pharisees and was a leader among the Jews.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Worsley New Testament

Now there was a man of the pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

the Pharisees
Φαρισαῖος 
Pharisaios 
Usage: 80

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

Νικόδημος 
Nikodemos 
Usage: 5

a ruler
ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

References

Images John 3:1

Prayers for John 3:1

Context Readings

A Meeting With Nicodemus

1 Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.


Cross References

John 19:39

And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.

Luke 23:13

And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

John 3:10

And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

John 7:47-50

Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?

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