There was a Jewish leader named Nicodemus, who belonged to the party of the Pharisees.
Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
Nicodemus, who at first had gone to see Jesus at night, went with Joseph, taking with him about one hundred pounds of spices, a mixture of myrrh and aloes.
Jesus answered, “You are a great teacher in Israel, and you don't know this?
Look! He is talking in public, and they say nothing against him! Can it be that they really know that he is the Messiah?