King James Version
John 3:1 in the King James Version says “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:” — study this verse from John chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:”
John 3:1 · KJV
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. again: or, from above
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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