And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus the name to him, a ruler of the Jews:
And Pilate having called together the chief priests and rulers and people,
And Nicodemus also came, he having come to Jesus at first by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred pounds.
Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these?
And, behold, he speaks in freedom of speech, and they say nothing to him. Not at any time knew the rulers truly, that this is truly Christ?