Whatever the case, one thing is certain: He had much to lose by procrastinating while Jesus was here on earth. If Nicodemus had started following Jesus at the time of his very first encounter with the Lord, he could have become a close disciple of Jesus.
प्रत्यक्षात काय घडले हे आपल्याला ठाऊक नसले तरी एक गोष्ट मात्र पक्की होती की: येशू या पृथ्वीवर होता तेव्हा दिरंगाई केल्यामुळे त्याला बऱ्‍याच संधी मुकाव्या लागल्या.