According to John 12: 42, “many even of the rulers actually put faith in [Jesus], but they would not acknowledge him because of the Pharisees, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue. ”
Jāņa evaņģēlija 12. nodaļas 42. pantā ir teikts: ” Pat daudzi varasvīri sāka viņam [Jēzum] ticēt, bet atklāti to neatzina, lai farizeji tos neizslēgtu no sinagogas. ”