<p>3:1 <i>Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews</i>- There were no more than 5000 Pharisees. The chances are that Saul the Pharisee knew him, and the conversion of Nicodemus would have been another prod in Saul's conscience which he kicked against. I suggested on 2:9 that he may have been the &quot;master of the feast&quot; to whom the Lord's new wine was brought.</p>