From among the crowds appeared one called Nicodemus, who was deeply pious and prominent, one of the seventy in the Sanhedrin. He recognized the power of God active in Christ. Perhaps he wished to build a bridge between this new prophet and the Jewish assembly.
Toka kwa umati wa watu alitokea mmoja aliyeitwa Nikodemo, mwenye msimamo wa kidini na pia mkuu wa wayahudi, mmoja katika wale sabini wa baraza la Sanhedrin. Alitambua nguvu za Mungu ndani ya Kristo. Labda alipenda kujenga uhusiano kati ya nabii huyu mpya na shirika la wayahudi.