John 12:42
Verse 42. The chief rulers. Members of the Sanhedrim -- Nicodemus, Joseph, and others like them. Because of the Pharisees. The Pharisees were a majority of the council. Put out of the synagogue. Excommunicated. Jn 9:22,23. (t) "because of the Pharisees" Jn 9:22
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