The Revs. Gian Carlo Villatoro and Mark McCuistion say Jesus told Nicodemus he must be “born again” to see the kingdom of God, meaning that he must receive a spiritual rebirth.

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“Nicodemus…came to Jesus…and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher…Jesus said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the ...

In John 3:3, Jesus tells Nicodemus, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” I realized then that trusting in Jesus was not a decision I could postpone.

Nicodemus does not understand at first, but we know that in the end he does. Thus, he appears again in the Gospel of John among those who go to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

In his prepared March 19 catechesis on “Jesus Our Hope,” the Holy Father reflected on Nicodemus’ encounter with the Son of God in St. John’s Gospel.

Nicodemus shows that change is possible, the pope's catechesis said, as he will be among those who go to Pilate to ask for Jesus' body. Nicodemus no longer needs to stay in the night, the ...

“Nicodemus, like all of us, can look on the Crucified One, the One who defeated death, the root of all our fears,” Pope Francis says. “Let us lift up our gaze to the One they have pierced; let us also ...

Nicodemus, struggling to understand, wondered how it was possible for a man to be born again. Jesus went on to explain that the new birth He was speaking of was not physical but spiritual—"born of ...

Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." "How can someone be born when they are old?" Nicodemus asked.