Nicodemus & Born Again: How was it that Nicodemus should have understood the phrase "born again"? [John 3:1-12, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Zechariah 14:8, Isaiah 32:15-16, Isaiah 5:2]. Nocdemus and Entering the Kingdom: How is the story of Nicodemus and being born again relate to the idea of seeing and entering the Kingdom?[John 3:1-10, Acts 1:6].