# What did Jesus tell Nicodemus that confused and perplexed Nicodemus? Jesus told Nicodemus that one had to be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God. # What questions did Nicodemus ask that let us know that Jesus' statements confused and perplexed Nicodemus? Nicodemus said, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"