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What does John 3:1 mean?

"Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews."

— John 3:1 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

1

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

2

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

3

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

4

Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

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