THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN - Chapter 12 - Verse 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. See Barnes "John 9:22,23".

{t} "because of the Pharisees" John 9:22