Now there was a man of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
And Pilate, having called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
And look! He is speaking publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Can it be that the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?