JU-107
NICODEMUS
CAME BY NIGHT • BORN AGAIN
“The Pharisee who came by night and heard: 'You must be born again.'”
MEET NICODEMUS
A ruler of the Pharisees, a teacher of Israel — who slipped through the dark streets to ask Jesus the questions he couldn't ask in daylight. He arrived with a lantern and left with the light of the world.
THE STORY
'Rabbi, we know You are a teacher come from God...' Jesus cut straight to the heart: 'Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.' To this seeker Jesus spoke the most beloved verse in Scripture: 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.' Nicodemus appears twice more — defending Jesus before the council, then in broad daylight at the cross, carrying a hundred pounds of myrrh and aloes to bury his King. The man who came by night ended in the light.
SCRIPTURE
PLACES
PEOPLE
CAME TO HIM BY NIGHT
LESSONS
- 1.Bring your questions to Jesus — even at night.
- 2.Religion isn't rebirth: you must be born again.
- 3.Secret faith grows: from night visit to public devotion.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
Lord Jesus, You welcomed the questions I whisper in the dark. Make me born again — and bold enough to stand for You in daylight. Amen.
ASK ABOUT NICODEMUS
Reading about Nicodemus and wondering something? Ask — the Study Assistant answers from Scripture, right here.
COLLECTIBLE
More than a collectible — a conversation starter. Every JUNIVERSE figure comes in packaging with a QR code that opens this very story page, so whoever holds Nicodemus can scan it, hear the story, and meet Jesus. Collect them, gift them, and leave them behind wherever a story needs telling.