And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!”

Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,

then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus was conceal'd by the crowd which he pass'd thro', and so got out of the temple.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;

while ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. after having said these things, Jesus retir'd, and conceal'd himself from them.

Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

after this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a conceal'd one, pray'd Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave: so he went and took the body of Jesus.