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.
فقد تحلى نيقوديموس بالمعرفة ،‏ البصيرة ،‏ والتواضع ؛‏ وكان مدركا لحاجاته الروحية .‏