Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked,
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”