Joh 3:1 | TNotes | STEP | 3:1 John links 2:25 and 3:1 by referring to humanity as a whole (“human nature,” 2:25 ) and then to one specific man using the same Greek word ( anthrōpos ) in both verses. • Nicodemus was saturated in religious knowledge and had witnessed Jesus’ work (2:13-24 ), but he had not experienced spiritual rebirth. • a Pharisee: See study note on 1:24. He was elite, proud of his spiritual purity, and well educated in Jewish law.

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‏ John 3:1

3:1 ^a John links 2:25 ^b and 3:1 ^c by referring to humanity as a whole (“human nature,” 2:25 ^d) and then to one specific man using the same Greek word (anthrōpos) in both verses.

• Nicodemus was saturated in religious knowledge and had witnessed Jesus’ work (2:13-24 ^e), but he had not experienced spiritual rebirth.

• a Pharisee: See study note on 1:24. He was elite, proud of his spiritual purity, and well educated in Jewish law.