3 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.

³⁹ With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds^[a] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.

⁴⁷ “Have you been led astray, too?” the Pharisees mocked. ⁴⁸ “Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? ⁴⁹ This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God’s curse is on them!”

⁵⁰ Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.

¹⁰ Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things?

¹³ Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people,