The Pharisees were jealous of Jesus because this self-professed Son of Man undermined their authority. “What rebel upstart does this?”
This question must have lingered with Nicodemus so much so that he, like us, approaches Jesus. With Nicodemus, ask what that rebel upstart is doing in your life.
APPLICATION: Let your question linger, or, far better, give it life—so much life that you approach Jesus today with your question just as Nicodemus did with his.