The fact that we are told that Nicodemus comes to Jesus alone “at night” is a small detail that could be easily overlooked (John 3:2). Light and darkness, night and day, are themes that John develops throughout his gospel. This theme starts in the prologue, when we are told that Jesus is the light that has come into the darkness and that the darkness is not able to overpower or comprehend it (1:5). Nicodemus’s encounter with Jesus needs to be understood within this context, especially since he comes to see Jesus, the light of the world, at night, and the conversation ends with Jesus chastising
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