Neville Goddard on John 3:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

John 3:1-2

Biblical Context

Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler, visits Jesus by night. He recognizes Jesus as a teacher from God and understands that the miracles prove God's presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Nicodemus enters the night of his own mind, a scholar-cleric clinging to credentials yet aching for truth. In Neville's sense, the man outside is a state of consciousness and Jesus is the inner Teacher—the I AM that speaks when you listen. The miracles Nicodemus mentions are not distant wonders but inner transformations that occur when God is with you in awareness. The statement that no one can do these signs apart from God with him reveals the law: true power comes from the God-within, the I AM that animates every idea and act. When you acknowledge that God is with you, you align with the state from which all action flows. The night is the quiet hour you enter when you trust the inner teacher rather than external authority. If you can entertain the premise that you are already in league with the divine, the inner Jesus can begin performing miracles in your life—changes in perception, belief, and circumstance—through faith, stillness, and the practice of being aware.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in communion with your inner Teacher. Close your eyes, breathe, and affirm I AM with you now; feel the Presence guiding every thought as you revise your sense of authority from outside to within.