8. Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle.
9. He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer.
10. Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations.
11. Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.
12. (Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends that day.)