Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
came to Jesus by night—One of those superficial "believers" mentioned in John 2:23-24, yet inwardly craving further satisfaction, Nicodemus comes to Jesus in quest of it, but comes "by night" (see John 19:38-39; 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.
NIGHT INTERVIEW OF NICODEMUS WITH JESUS. (John 3:1-21)
Nicodemus—In this member of the Sanhedrim sincerity and timidity are seen struggling together.
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