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 "Joh 9:22,23".
{t} "because of the Pharisees" Joh 9:22