"There is only one way to find out what God is like and what his purposes are for the world, and that is to commit yourself to the Son of Man, whose lifting up on the cross is to be the true sign of God’s loving design. Nicodemus cannot go home pretending to be baffled by what Jesus has said. He has to decide."
Williams, J. (2004). Lectionary Reflections: Year A (p. 47). London: SPCK.