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John 3:1

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

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There was this guy named Nicodemus who was a Pharisee — basically a religious leader and part of the Jewish ruling class.

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Meet Nicodemus: the religious VIP who's about to have his whole world flipped.

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Nicodemus spoke up — you know, the guy who secretly visited Jesus at night because he was one of the religious leaders too.

Nicodemus showed up too — remember him? The guy who used to sneak around to see Jesus at night because he was scared of what people would think. He brought about a hundred pounds of expensive spices and perfumes to prepare Jesus's body.

Nicodemus was like, 'Wait, how is any of this even possible?'

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