When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.

Just then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and said: "Go away and leave this place, for Herod wants to kill you."

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.

It was at that time that King Herod began to ill-treat some of the members of the Church.

The ten horns that you saw are ten kings. who have not yet received their kingdoms, but for an hour they receive the authority of kings, together with the Beast.

Rulers

Then the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation met in the house of the High Priest, who was called Caiaphas,

At daybreak all the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation consulted together against Jesus, to bring about his death.

The next day, a meeting of the leading men, the Councillors, and the Teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.

Lord

He who hates me hates my Father also.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

General references

But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say 'We will not have this man as our King.'

The Chief Priest and the Teachers of the Law were looking for an opportunity of destroying Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.