Verse Archives John 3:1-3 But there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This one came to Him by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him. Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Note: Nicodemus considered Christ a teacher who had come from God. This indicates that he might have thought that he needed better teachings so that he could improve himself. But the Lord's answer in the next verse unveiled to him that his need was to be born anew. To be born anew is to be regenerated with the divine life, a life different from the human life received by natural birth. Hence, his real need was not better teachings by which he could improve himself , but the divine life by which he could be remade. He was seeking for teachings, which belong to the tree of knowledge, but the Lord's answer turned him to his need for life, which belongs to the tree of life (cf. Gen. 2:9, 17). - Verse and Note taken from The Recovery Version New Testament