Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:2

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2. came to Jesus by night —One of those superficial "believers" mentioned in John 2:23 ; John 2:24 , yet inwardly craving further satisfaction, Nicodemus comes to Jesus in quest of it, but comes "by night" (see John 19:38 ; John 19:39 ; John 12:42 ); he avows his conviction that He was come from God — an expression never applied to a merely human messenger, and probably meaning more here—but only as "a teacher, " and in His miracles he sees a proof merely that "God is with Him." Thus, while unable to repress his convictions, he is afraid of committing himself too far. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jhn-3-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/jhn-3-2

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological