When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, “Tell me! Which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.