{"id":5350,"date":"2024-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5350"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:42:21","slug":"bible-study-who-was-nicodemus-and-what-was-his-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/bible-study-who-was-nicodemus-and-what-was-his-role\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30cb\u30b3\u30c7\u30e2\u3068\u306f\u8ab0\u304b\uff1f\u591c\u306b\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u30d1\u30ea\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Nicodemus was a Pharisee who came to Jesus by night. He was a leader on the council in Jerusalem, and that night he heard Jesus say, &quot;Ye must be born again&quot; (John 3:7). Only John&#039;s Gospel tells of him, in three scenes: that night visit, a word for Jesus before the council, and the burial of Jesus. They are short scenes, and yet few people in the Gospels change so much in so little space. Augustine, preaching on John, caught\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pharisee on the Jerusalem council who came to Jesus by night, defended him before the council and helped bury him. Only John tells his story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2739,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/nicodemus-eternal-destination\/","url_meta":{"origin":5350,"position":0},"title":"Nicodemus&#8217;s Eternal Destination: Did He Go to Heaven?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"5\u6708 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Nicodemus's encounter with Jesus inspires all of us to seek the truth, stand apart from the crowd if necessary, and have faith in the saving grace of our Lord.","rel":"","context":"Christian Education","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Christ in mosaic, in the style of Salvador Dal\u00ed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00561.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00561.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00561.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00561.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54802,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/born-again-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":5350,"position":1},"title":"What Is a Born-Again Christian? 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