Christ's discourse with Nicodemus (original) (raw)

Jesus' discourse with Nicodemus is related in John 3:1–21, but not in the synoptic gospels. For fear of the Jewish authorities a ruler in Israel, Nicodemus, one of the Pharisees, comes by night to see Jesus. Jesus explains to him that to enter the Kingdom of God, he must be born again of water and of the Spirit. These words are thought to refer to the Sacrament of Baptism.