There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
NOW THERE was a certain man among the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler (a leader, an authority) among the Jews,
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
AND there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.