More wine over here!
white and red wine. Take it over there.
Now, bring that dish here.
More wine!
I have often wondered about the beliefs of these nations - the Egyptians, the Syrians.
King Herod... er... to revert to the jews. l wonder,...
..is it because they identify future with past that they have so many prophets?
Oh, the prophets. lt's the sun which breeds them!
Many are harmless. They preach religion, we let them go,...
..but some of them preach rebellion because it is written.
Altogether, literacy has had a disastrous effect on this country.
And those we eliminate,...
..Rome has taught us that, although this may be indifferent theology,...
..it is very good government.
Majesty, l've heard the word Messiah.
What exactly is a Messiah?
Oh, even you have heard that awful word, Proculus.
Is he a prophet, or is he something even...
Well, Rome, even Rome, cannot influence men's dreams.
And the Messiah is a bad dream...
..disguised as a solution to every problem.
It's a leveller of scores, a rewarder of righteousness,...
..a scourge for the wrongdoer.
It is the bringer of everlasting peace!
Then, as l understand it, from what you have said,...
..a Messiah is worse than a prophet, from the Roman point of view.
Oh, from the jewish viewpoint, too. Only you try telling that to the jews!
No, don't. lt's wiser not to consult them just when a Messiah appears.
Crush it underfoot like a scorpion!
No, you can tell Great Augustus that he can rest in peace in Rome.
There will be no Messiahs, true or false, in Palestine while l am alive.
Mary! Mary!
Come down, Mary! They're waiting for you!
Mary! Mary!
Mary, come quickly!
Child, your shawl.
- Thank you. - Do not be afraid.
Yes, here she is.
Joseph.
May this betrothal, one to the other,...
..Joseph, Mary,...
..be blessed and sanctified according to the Law of Moses and of lsrael.
Amen.
Who are you?
How can that be?
No man has ever touched me.
Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.
May it be done unto me according to your word.
Mary,...
..Who are you talking to?
There's news of Elizabeth.
My cousin Elizabeth? what news?
She's going to have a son in three months' time.
She conceived the child six months ago...
..on the nineteenth day of Tishri.
But Elizabeth was always barren.
Now she's far too old.
What nonsense is this, child?
Oh, but it's true.
She's going to have a son.
And l must go and visit her.
Come, Mary. You'll be comfortable.
God bless you, child.
Here. Take this to my sister in Be'er Kuni and tell her l'll be with her for Passover.
- All right. l will. - Go safely on your journey.
where do you want this grain? where should l put it?
Mary!
l've been longing to see you.
Mary.
So it is true.
How did you know? who told you?
A messenger...
..from God.
And he told me another thing.
A thing even more wonderful?
You're blessed among women,...
..and blessed shall be the fruit of your womb.
I too am highly favoured...
..that the mother of the chosen should come to me.
From the moment your greeting reached my ears...
..the child in my womb leapt for joy.
My soul doth magnify the Lord!
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my saviour,...
..for he has looked kindly upon the most humble of his handmaidens...
..and he has told me that all generations shall call me blessed.
He who is mighty has done unto me a mighty thing!
- ls it true about Mary's dream? - Oh, yes.
News came that Elizabeth is going to have a child.
- Even though she's past the age? - Yes. She must be 50.
- The wife of Zacharias? - Yes. She's Mary's cousin.
Well, joseph,...
..are we going to get an invitation to your wedding?
Plenty of time for that, jotham. The contract's just been signed.
just betrothed and his beloved's left him already.
just like her. She's always been a bit strange. Not like the others.
That's something you'll have to live with.
But seriously, joseph, Mary is remarkable.
We all think so.
A remarkable girl.
Ahhh!
Elizabeth is here!
Give him to me, Elizabeth.
Blessed be thou, our Lord, King of the Universe,...
..who has blessed us with your commandments...
..and ordained us to initiate our sons in the Covenant of our Father Abraham.
Amen.
As this child enters the Covenant, so may he enter into the study of the Torah,...
..into marriage, and into good deeds.
Amen.
This is the seal in flesh of the Covenant between the Lord and his people.
What is the name of the child?
His name is...
His name shall be john.
When you get back to Nazareth,...
..tell joseph what you have seen and heard, what you know.
The Lord God gives life where no life is possible.
And one life shall be the Son of God,...
..and the other shall be his prophet.
Go.
Tell all this to joseph.
But will he believe me? will he believe me?
God will open his heart.
Come on, off you go. Go on. Play somewhere else.
That's it.
It is written in the Law...
..if, in the time of betrothal, a woman sins with any other man,...
..let them both be taken beyond the gates of the town...
..and stoned to death.
That the abomination may be crushed out of the heart of lsrael.
Should a man marry a woman and she find no favour in his eyes,...
..because he has found in her the stain of uncleanliness,...
..let him write a bill of repudiation and deliver it into her hands.
This applies, even if l haven't taken Mary into my house?
Yes.
All that is needed is for a bill to be written...
..and delivered in the presence of two witnesses.
No.
If I do that, I will expose her shame.
I can't.
I'll send her away if l must,...
..but in secret.
God knows the secret of the heart.
Trust in him, and accept.
Accept it, joseph.
The Lord will not abandon you.
Thank you.
Oh, no... no...
Oh...
No...
No! No!
No!
Joseph!
Joseph, son ofDavid.
Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.
It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.
She will bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus, the Saviour.
Hey, joseph, joseph! The bride is arriving! Mary's here!
With this ring...
..be thou consecrated unto me.
According to the Law of Moses and of lsrael.
May the Lord bless and preserve you.
May the Lord make his face shine upon you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance towards you...
..and give you peace.
Amen.
Ah! Census!
It's a trick to increase the taxes.
And we all know where the money ends up - in Rome.
But why should it?
- What does Rome give us? - That's not the point.
The Romans want to count us - how many we are, where we are.
They want us to know that they are our rulers.
But we should have no earthly ruler.
No rule but the Lord. No king but God.
It's not for you to remind us of the Scriptures. Be quiet and go home.
I apologise for my son. He's too young to understand.
What are you doing to the faith of our fathers?
All over Galilee are thousands of jews preparing for what you talk about in there:
..the coming of the king who'll liberate us. But what are you doing about it? Nothing!
- We accept Rome's violence like sheep. - Come!
- we are not worthy of the king to come! - Stop!
- The king to come will not bring violence. - Huh?
It is written.
He himself is pure from sin.
God shall cause him to be mighty through the spirit of holiness,...
..and wise through the counsel of understanding.
Now come home. Stay there till you learn more respect for your elders.
Anna.
I must go to Bethlehem.
Uh?
It's my native town, and...
..and Mary must come with me.
- Why? - For the census.
So even Augustus obeys God.
- The prophecy. - Yes, the prophecy.
For thou, O Bethlehem, art in no wise the least of cities,...
..for from thee shall come forth a shepherd of my people.
Israel.
If only... I could come with you.
If only...
I...
Joseph,...
..you'll need help...
..When he's born.
Don't be troubled, Anna.
He will be well cared for.
Everything will be done as God ordered.
They seem to be kings, Lord Melchior, from different lands.
I told you we could not have been the only ones to see the sign.
I am sure that Herod keeps a strict watch on his frontiers.
He must know that we have crossed them.
I would have to tell him, as Balthazar has said,...
..that l follow that star wherever it leads.
But what will we find?
All my calculations showed that there was to be a new heavenly creature, a new star.
lt was even precise as to place and time,...
..so l made up my mind to set forth and seek what they would unfold.
You did not know?
Only that it would be something wonderful.
The stars are not distant and aloof, cut off from the lives of men.
The rising of a new star entails an immense labour in the heavens...
..that always has its counterpart on earth.
The universe is about to bring forth a prodigy beyond our understanding.
Your star, my brother Balthazar,...
..is indeed a sign of wonder.
The divine Zoroaster says "The next prophet will show himself...
..in a foreign land,...
..and the truth he will reveal will be at first only for his own people."
- But there is only one truth. - And only one God.
All the rest are vain,...
..or parts of him.
The people of lsrael know this.
Many of their wise men have been close to him.
And their writings confirm my calculations.
A king is about to be born.
Look... Mary...
l thought l heard a baby crying.
Born in a stable!
Ohh... a beautiful child!
Come on, put him there in the manger,...
..and see if there's some fresh straw that'll keep him warm.
I'll take care of her. Poor girl.
Now then,...
..have you some water?
Give it to me.
Come. That's it.
who's that?
what do you want? This is no place for you.
Get out! Get out, d'you hear me?
Off! Off with you.
Can't you see? The poor girl just had a child.
That's why we've come. we were told to.
Told? By who?
we were out there in the fields.
This man came to us from nowhere.
An angel.
"Shepherds," he said,...
.."they say that lsrael is a scattered flock that lacks a shepherd."
And then he said "Tonight the shepherd is born."
"It is for you that he comes", he said. "For the poor."
That's why you came here?
Yes.
The man said...
He said...
The man said: "Today, in the City of David,...
..a saviour has been born... for you. "
"Glory to God in the highest", he said.
"And peace on earth for those whom he loves."
Come.
They cross my border,...
..yet not one of them sends a greeting.
- Are they armed? - Not heavily, Your Majesty.
Our spies say they're equipped to travel fast and far.
But they were not heading here.
If not here, where?
It was Bethlehem, Your Majesty.
They followed a star.
The new star.
Bethlehem?
O thou Bethlehem Ephratah, thou art the smallest...
what was that phrase again?
Thou Bethlehem Ephratah...
..art a little one amongst the thousands of judah.
Out of thee he shall come forth unto me...
..who is to be the ruler in lsrael.
And his going forth is from the beginning,...
..from the days of eternity.
A ruler in lsrael?
Have those travellers watched...
..all the time.
And bring me the names of all newborn children in Bethlehem.
wait.
Don't be afraid.
where is the child?
we have come a long way to greet him.
This is the King of lsrael,...
..who will take away the sins of the world.
I did not know where we were to find you.
And coming here... a stable,...
..I thought my brothers were mistaken,...
..but now I see the justice of it.
There could be no other place.
Mm. Not in glory,...
..but in humility.
Accept these poor tokens of our homage.
Incense,...
..to perfume the halls of the mighty.
Gold,...
..for kingly rule.
Myrrh.
The most precious herb of the East,...
..and the most bitter.
And now... a word of warning.
Leave here as soon as you can.
Herod's soldiers have followed us, hoping we'll lead them to you.
He knows of this birth. He'll seek out the child and kill him.
Go into Egypt.
It may not be for long.
Herod's days are numbered.
Have those travellers crossed my frontier again?
- Yes, Your Majesty. - "Yes, Your Majesty"!
But the child must still be here.
Kill every male child up to one year...
No. Two years old.
Better the innocent should die than that the guilty should escape.
Guilty?
Your Majesty, a child?
Guilty in the womb!
Guilty in the stars!
I'll bring down their stars!
I'll snuff them out in blood!
This is my world!
I will not share it with an infant!
There's no room for two kings here!
Like a newborn scorpion... underfoot!
You know the mark of a real king?
Courage, even in the face of jewish prophecy,...
..bits of old parchment,...
..old blind men! Hah!
Now go to Bethlehem - and make history!
- Kill! - But, Your Majesty...
Kill!
Kill them all!
Kill!
Kill them all!
Aaargh!
Leave my child, you bloodthirsty murderers!
Argh!
No! Don't kill him! Don't kill him!
No!
Don't! Leave me!
Argh!
King Herod is dead.
Taken in the midst of his sins.
Struck down by the Lord, to whom the power and pride of kings are as nothing.
You cannot defy God.
The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Yet the yoke of tyranny will not be lifted from us.
Rome will choose a king from among his sons, and her grip will become stronger.
But you should lift up your hearts, for the Eternal will not abandon us.
He will send us a deliverer.
And his dominion is the everlasting dominion that shall not pass away.
And his kingdom, that which shall not be destroyed.
Come.
There. Look.
Do you see? Nazareth.
That's where we live.
Hear, O lsrael,...
..the Eternal our God, the Eternal is one.
Blessed be the name of the glory of the kingdom for ever and ever.
And thou shalt love the Eternal thy God...
..with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.
And these words, which l command thee, shall be in thine heart.
Amen.
Bar"chu et adonai ha"m"vorch.
Baruch adonai ha"mvorach l"olam vaed.
Bless God, who has given us the Torah.
The Lord God will go before you.
Be strong and ofgood courage.
Fear not, nor be afraid, for the Lord thy God will go with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you.
Amen.
Now you're truly a man.
Shh-shh-shh-shh.
Jesus bar joseph, as a new adult member of our community,...
..you have exercised your right to read and comment upon the Scriptures.
That is your heritage. lt is the heritage of the children of lsrael,...
..but remember that God's word is spoken in times of light...
..and in times of darkness and persecution.
May you always read from the Law in a time of joy.
Amen.
May God protect you.
May God bring blessings on the boy.
The Romans are here.
The Romans?
Hey, hey! Brothers! Brothers!
Quiet!
Romans... The Roman soldiers are here.
The Romans!
Jewish bread. Better than nothing.
what's this?
Quartermaster. An army must eat, and it's a long way to jerusalem.
But Galilee isn't Roman territory.
Huh! The whole world is Roman territory.
Hey! Put your sword back. lgnore them.
we'll meet with plenty of those in jerusalem.
They're called Zealots.
They're mad religious fanatics.
You there.
Remember this.
The Roman army is not a pack of bandits.
And we'll deal with the likes of you in our own good time. Come!
May the curse of God fall upon these murderers!
How long must we wait, O Lord, for you to help us!
God has abandoned us.
How long!
How long, O Lord?
I grow old.
what of thy promise to the prophets, hm? where are they?
Speak tenderly to jerusalem,...
..and tell her that her time of bondage has ended,...
..that her penalty is paid.
Salvation is at hand,...
..to be shouted from the mountain tops.
Comfort ye...
Comfort... God, comfort. (coughs)
The teaching is clear.
Behold, l send my messenger, and he will clear the way before me.
A messenger... before me.
A messenger...
And the Lord will suddenly come to his temple,...
..and the messenger of the Covenant, behold, is here.
I am the Lord unchanging, says the Eternal!
And you too have not ceased to be sons of jacob!
From the days of your forefathers you have been wayward...
..and have not kept my Laws!
lf you will return to me, l will return to you, says the Lord!
Do not think you will be saved by your rituals, by going to the Temple!
lt is not sacrifices the Lord demands!
Bring no more vain offerings, saith the Lord.
I delight not in the blood of bullocks and of lambs!
The sacrifice God demands is a repentant heart!
what do we do then to be saved?
Change your hearts!
Take the right way!
The Lord says my ways are not your ways!
John, baptise me! l have sinned!
You are the prophet! Sent to us by God!
I baptise you with water,...
..that you may be purified and ready for the coming of the kingdom.
Open up your hearts to God.
Receive this cleansing life.
Save me, save me, john! l have sinned!
I am a sinner!
Let this water wash away your sins.
Stop! Stop! Stop the procession!
Message for the King!
Your Majesty, he's here.
The Baptist.
He's here!
well?
- well? well, what? - But...
well, er... leave him alone.
Oh, no.
On the march again! Continue!
Oh, what harm can he do?
He's been out there for years in the desert,...
..living on locusts and prayers.
He doesn't incite the people to rebellion.
He asks nothing for himself.
All he wants is to remain poor and naked.
He'd very much like everybody else to do the same!
Oh, now, when the wedding festivities are over, l'll have him preach at the palace.
You can hear him with your own ears.
He's a very remarkable man.
I am glad there is somebody remarkable in judaea.
Herod!
The tablets of the Law speak plainly!
You may marry the wife of your brother when your brother is dead,...
..but not while he lives!
This woman, Herodias, is the wife of your brother Philip!
And Philip lives - tetrarch in lturaea.
It is written: I have seen thine adulteries and thine abominations.
woe unto them!
wilt thou not be made clean?
Send back this woman to your brother.
Repent!
How can you allow this slander to continue?
No, no, no.
we decided to be clement on our wedding day.
I am not afraid of your power on earth, Herod Antipas!
lf I do not warn you, you will die in sin...
..and the Lord will ask me to account for your life!
Quickly! lnto the palace!
John! John!
- Repent! Repent! - The Lord blesses you!
For the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Save us!
The time has come!
The great and terrible day of the Lord is at hand!
Repent...
..and change your lives.
Every valley shall be exalted,...
..every mountain and hill laid low.
The winding ways shall be straightened and the rough ways made smooth.
God led you back from Babylon to serve him, but you betrayed him.
Now you are warned. Flee! Flee!
Arrest the prophet. l demandthat you arrest him!
Demand?!
Demand?
That's a strong word, my heart.
You must remember.
John is right.
By the Laws of Moses,...
..we have sinned.
Come on. Come on.
we have sinned.
And we go on sinning,...
..and very pleasant it is too!
Even if l wanted to, l could do nothing about his reproaches...
..until he once more sets foot in Galilee.
And then,...
..my own, my heart, we'll throw him into prison!
Repent! Repent! Repent!
A little repenting won't do him any harm.
After all,...
..he preaches it.
You are born to a new life through your repentance...
..and the Lord pours his blessings on you.
The Lord rejoices in repentant hearts.
Go in peace.
He will forgive you, if you truly mean it in your heart.
Help me, O Lord.
Open up your heart. Be ready for the coming of the kingdom.
Let your heart now be cleansed.
Forgive me. l have sinned.
Help me to be strong.
Be strong.
lt is l who... who need baptism from you.
And yet you come to me.
Let it be so.
we must fulfil all righteousness.
Lord, Eternal Father,...
..I hear your voice.
This is my beloved son,...
..in whom l am well pleased.
You are born to a new life through your repentance...
..and the Lord pours his blessings on you.
The Lord rejoices in repentant hearts.
This water cleanses.
Andrew? Philip?
Behold...
..the Lamb of God,...
..who takes unto himself...
..the sins of the world.
It is him you must follow now. Not me.
He must increase,...
..as I must decrease.
what's happening?
They're the guards of King Herod, come to arrest the prophet!
Go!
Go on!
John, save yourself! Come with us, please!
Leave him! He's a prophet!
You cannot arrest him! He's a man sent by God!
My time is over.
- Quick! - what's going on? why are you running?
He's back. where's Mary? l must tell her.
Mary! Mary! Oh, hurry, hurry!
Mary! Mary!
Mary!
Mary, your son is back. He's at the synagogue.
He went straight to the synagogue. l saw him.
He's back! Oh!
And now our reading from the prophets.
The prophet lsaiah.
who is our reader?
- Ah, yes. - lt's my turn today, Rabbi.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me...
..because he hath anointed me to give good tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted,...
..to preach deliverance to the captives,...
..to give sight to the blind.
To set at liberty them that are bruised.
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Amen.
Today...
..in your hearing...
..the Scriptures...
..are fulfilled.
The Scriptures are fulfilled.
Did he say fulfilled?
But... how can he dare to say such a thing?
what do you mean?
The prophecy you have read can only be fulfilled by the coming of the Messiah.
- Yes! - By the coming of the kingdom of God.
The kingdom of God comes not in a way foreseen by men.
Repent... and believe the good news.
The kingdom of heaven,...
..behold,...
..is suddenly upon you.
what?!
This man is mad.
Blasphemer!
Blessed is he who is not ashamed of me!
Take this man out!
Don't let him touch the Scriptures! Clear him out!
Today,...
..in our hearing,...
..the Scriptures... are fulfilled.
Go away! Go away! Never come back to Nazareth!
Don't let him go! Blasphemer!
Stone him! Put him to death!
- Stone him to death! - Blasphemer!
That's what he deserves!
The Law states clearly - stone him!
Don't let him go!
Master!
we were told to make ourselves known to you.
I am Andrew of Capernaum. A fisherman by trade.
But your follower now, if you'll take me.
This is Philip.
we were sent by john the Prophet. The Baptist.
He has just been imprisoned by King Herod Antipas.
Andrew.
Philip.
Come with me.
Come on!
- Tell me, when was john arrested? - As soon as he returned to Galilee.
He had to return. So many people were waiting for him...
There it is: the Sea of Galilee, and Capernaum, where l was born.
It's a town of fishermen, but it also has the greatest synagogue in lsrael.
You can stay at my brother's house.
He's a good man.
Simon Peter.
The Commandments God gave to Moses so long ago...
..must not remain dead stone for the reverence of unthinking minds.
Dead stone? The tablets of the Law? Dead stone?!
- what do you mean? - Stone is what the Law is written on.
But the Law itself is alive.
And living things are constantly changing.
- But our Law is eternal. - You cannot change the Law of Moses!
That's right, the Law is here.
A man is made of flesh and blood, and he changes.
Doesn't he remain the same man?
God wants to write the Law on your hearts.
Rabbi, you said you have come here to give us the good news.
Is this it? The good news?
That the Law is living like a man?
The good news l bring you is this:
Your captivity is over.
what does that mean, our captivity is over? what captivity?
Captivity in sin.
God fulfils the promise he made to our people lsrael...
..and reconciles himself to man.
God is coming to you.
To all of you.
Even the most wretched.
Do not shut the door in his face.
Aaargh...!
The devil's in him!
He's possessed by the devil!
Listen to me! Not to him!
Aaargh!
Hold him down! He's possessed!
Rabbi, the demon has tried to throw him into fire and into water to destroy him!
If you can do anything, have mercy!
Help my poor faith.
Hold him!
watch out!
Aaargh!
watch out!
Satan!
Aaargh!
Satan!
Leave... him!
The spirit has gone.
Father...
Oh, my son! My son!
Oh!
Praised be the Lord.
lt's all right! He's all right!
Yes, we're all fishermen in our family. Andrew here knows us well.
But l was sent off to learn.
All you were fit for, perhaps!
And what have you learnt?
Oh, that two and two make four, sometimes,...
..that most people seem to be here to be pushed about,...
..that getting on is a fine thing,...
..that birth is the beginning of death.
But there must be something more for man between birth and death.
Today, when l heard you preaching, l began to understand.
lt gave me hope.
Through your words, the old Scriptures seem to become alive.
That's what we want.
we want the Law to be alive,...
..written in our hearts, not carved in stone.
what is your name?
John. Son of Zebedee.
John.
Stay with us.
Back!
Keep back, you idiot!
- why don't you let us in! - There's my brother now. Simon Peter.
And there's my brother - james.
He's shouting again. Angry as usual.
If anyone's drunk, it's you, you sponge!
He doesn't mean it. He's a good man.
what's the matter? Poor catch?
Poor catch? Nothing!
The only things we catch these days are Roman taxes,...
..and while we're out sweating, working our hands raw on the nets,...
..the stinking tax gatherers take half and give it to the Romans!
Bloodsuckers!
Go, brother.
Go and tell that leech, that two-faced tax collector of ours, Matthew,...
..that if he wants more money out of me, to put some fish in the lake.
Simon, this is the man l told you about.
The man john spoke of. john the Baptist.
what? Another holy man?
Are you another of those that tell us to be patient,...
..and promise us better times will be ahead?
what about now?
what about our children? who will fill their bellies?
A lot of talk these days, while we all starve.
Find a holy man who can put an end to that, then maybe l'll listen.
Go out again.
- I shall come with you. - we've just pulled in!
Get the nets off the boat. Please, Simon, do as he says.
- why do you listen to these people? - He's different, Simon. Please!
Give me that!
Please!
what are you staring at?
Come.
You can preach to the fish.
- Cast off. we're going out again. - l knew he'd do it.
Come on, john.
He sends us out again, and we catch all these fish!
It's a miracle!
It's not a miracle. Only God can work miracles.
They speak these profanities. They believe him.
we must go and speak to him.
l've never seen anything like that.
My house will not hold any more people!
Please!
My father is ill! l want the Master to cure him!
Stop! That's enough!
Help me up! I can't get up! I want to see him!
There are too many already!
Keep back! Keep back!
Touch me, Master! Touch me!
I can see well from here.
Master!
lt was amazing. l've been fishing for four years and l've never seen a catch so big.
More.
So!
There were miracles, were there?
And a big catch, inspired by a prophet. what's his name? jesus? Get out.
He's staying with Simon Peter, the fisherman.
Oh, l know him, yes.
He owes me back taxes, doesn't he?
Move!
well, well, well.
well, if there's been a big catch, he can pay, can't he?
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.
A man finds it, and in his joy spends everything he has to buy that field.
lt's like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
He finds one pearl of great value, and sells everything to have that pearl.
You, you're all fishermen.
well, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, a great net thrown into the sea.
Suddenly it is filled.
lt's almost bursting.
You have to call to the other boats to come and help.
Everybody's working together, happy, excited.
lt's a time for joy.
For rejoicing in what God has freely given you.
The tax collector.
- Peter, your friend Matthew is here. - Get out! You're defiling this house!
Bloodsucking tax collector! No place for you here!
we don't want you.
Out of my house!
- You scum! Filth! - No, Simon, don't.
l will not have it defiled by you!
l hear you've had a big catch, Simon. we'll talk about it later, shall we?
But what about this friend of yours?
This new preacher or teacher or whatever he is.
Am l not allowed to speak with him?
Not... in my house.
You seem to be unwelcome here.
I don't know your name, but l know what you do.
Levi... or Matthew. l am known by both names.
And by others.
You and l must meet in a place where both of us are welcome.
Is your house far?
why do you ask?
l should like to have supper with you tonight.
You would enter the house of a sinner?
l would enter any house where l am welcome.
He doesn't seem to realise the scandal it would cause. Peter, you tell him.
l've told him.
Tell him again. They're all talking about it.
- Meaning some Pharisees, l suppose. - well, they know the Law.
Tax collectors cannot enter a synagogue. whoever associates with them is defiled.
According to the Pharisees.
- That's their argument. Peter, tell him. - l've told him!
what do you want from me?
l said Matthew's my bloodsucking enemy, l hate him,...
..but all jesus would say was: "why don't you join us as well?"
Andrew.
Andrew, l am not like you.
l am not a follower of priests and prophets.
l am a fisherman. l have my family to think of.
You followed the Baptist. Now follow this one.
- Peter! - just leave me alone!
why did you bring him here to me?
This is my life!
My nets...
My boats.
Go on!
Follow him!
But leave me!
Come on. You can't talk to him when he's like this.
Come on, Philip.
This is where l belong.
Master!
It's a scandal for you to eat with these people.
we've lived our lives honourably, made sacrifices.
They are thieves, whores, usurers.
Violent and godless people.
Now you eat with such people, who spend their lives in orgies and perversions.
I am not come to call the virtuous to repentance, but the sinners.
They might enter heaven before you.
Listen, Master, if you eat with these people, they will contaminate you.
The town will abandon you.
- James is right. - james,...
..the heart of the Law is mercy.
You can't go.
Come, my lovely.
He's here.
Quiet!
Peace be with you.
Thank you...
..for coming to my house.
Rabbi... you are welcome.
Seat for the rabbi!
- Move! - No, no, don't move. l'll sit there.
wine.
This is my brother james.
He's in the same business as l am.
I drink to you in the name of all here.
Rabbi, we want to hear your words.
Please, speak to us.
- Yes. - No, no, no. Let's eat first.
No! Let him decide.
Oh, let him speak!
No. No.
- I'd like to tell you a story. - Yes! Yes!
Sit down, sit down! Sh-sh!
Sit down, sit down.
A certain man had two sons,...
..and one day the younger of these sons said to his father:
"Give me my share of your estate now."
So his father divided his wealth between his two sons.
And a few days later this younger son set off for a distant land...
..and there he squandered all the money he had on riotous living.
Now, not long after this a great famine swept over the land...
..and the boy began to starve.
He persuaded a farmer to hire him to feed his pigs,...
..but he was so hungry, even the husks he fed the swine began to look good to him.
And still nobody gave him anything.
Finally, the boy came to his senses.
At home...
..even my father's servants have enough food, and to spare.
And here l am starving to death.
I will go home...
..and ask my father to hire me as one of his servants.
And so... he set off.
Now he was still some distance from his home...
..when his father saw him coming,...
..and he was so filled with compassion...
..that he ran towards his son...
..and embraced him and kissed him.
The boy said "Father, l have sinned against heaven and you."
"I am not worthy to be called your son."
But his father called for the servants...
..and said "Bring me the finest robe in the house and put it on him."
"Put rings on his hands and shoes on his feet."
"Kill the fatted calf. we must celebrate with a feast."
My son was dead...
..and is alive again.
Now,...
..the older brother at this time was working in the fields,...
..and as he came back to the house...
..he heard the noise of music and dancing.
He called for one of the servants and asked what was happening.
And he was told.
At this, the older brother became very angry...
..and he refused to go into the house.
The father came out and tried to plead with him, but he wouldn't listen.
"I have worked for you all this time, all these years,...
..and never once have l disobeyed you."
"In all that time you've never even given me a goat...
..so that l can have a feast with my friends."
"My younger brother comes back, having spent all your money on harlots,...
..and for him you kill the fatted calf."
"Please," said the father,...
.."please,...
..try to understand."
"You are always with me."
"Everything l have is yours,...
..but it is right to celebrate."
"Your brother was dead,...
..and is alive again."
"He was lost,...
..and is found."
Forgive me, Master.
I am...
I am just a stupid man.
welcome to the man from Nazareth! welcome to our shores!
Bring blessings with you!
Come save us!
- He's coming! - He's here!
Help me, l am ill!
welcome to our land!
Bless me, Master! Bless me!
Take her away.
Back to Capernaum.
Do not think l have come to bring peace on earth.
I have come not to bring peace...
..but a sword.
l have come to sow discord between a man and his father,...
..between a daughter and her mother.
A man's enemies...
..will be members of his own family.
You may say we have left our belongings to become your followers.
I tell you this:
Anyone who has left home,...
..or father, mother,...
..wife, children, land,...
..for the kingdom of God...
..shall be rewarded a hundred times over...
..on earth,...
..and inherit the kingdom of God.
whoever wants to save his life will lose it,...
..but if a man will lose his life for my sake and for the gospel l bring you,...
..he will save it.
For many that are first will be last.
And the last first.
So do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth,...
..where it grows rusty and moth-eaten and thieves break in to steal it.
Store up treasure in heaven,...
..for where your treasure is there will your heart be also.
My name is jairus. l am one of the elders of the synagogue here.
My little daughter is dying.
I beg you.
Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be cured and live.
Take me to her.
He's arriving.
He's coming. He's bringing the man from Nazareth.
Master,...
..your daughter is dead.
Poor child!
Do not weep!
The child is not dead.
Only sleeping.
who are you to come here with your jokes?
we've seen she's dead. You haven't.
Peace, Thomas. Peace.
Talitha kumi.
Rise, little girl.
Give her something to eat.
Oh!
She's alive! She's alive!
women!
Huh!
I ask you!
why won't they listen?
I told my wife I won't be away for long.
In any case, the fishing's hopeless. why not go away?
I told her. l said...
.."l'll come back in the spring."
Don't lie to her...
..and to yourself.
Lie?
Yes.
You know very well. You'll never go back.
I will.
No, you won't.
Never.
You'll never fish again,...
..you'll never get drunk again,...
..and you'll never live in Capernaum again.
None of us will.
we'll never be the same.
And neither will the lives of everyone in the whole world.
we know why, Simon.
we're the first...
..to know.
You stupid idiots! Go on, go away!
And mind your mothers' business, you crazy...! And your sisters'!
You want to burn down my house to burn me alive?!
Get out!
Can l come in for a minute?
Can l come in for a minute, too?
Mm. Come.
Come. we'll talk about it, hm?
You pigs! Don't you come near me any more!
l'll kill you!
what is it? what's going on?
Ask those pigs over there. Those big brave sons of yours.
In, boy.
There's no peace in this neighbourhood since you came here. Noise and filth...
The curse of God is on you.
Don't worry, Mary. They are only boys' games.
Ah! Boys, they would only burn my house down.
The fathers...
They're all against me.
Not all, Mary.
There's a friend of yours in town today.
- I have no friends. - Oh, yes, you have.
jesus the Prophet.
Friend of outcasts, forgiver of sins. Hm?
Hey, according to him,...
..the sins of the flesh are nothing compared to the sins of the soul.
Hey!
A man will always forgive a man, but a woman's sin...
That's another story.
For most people, but not for him. l've never seen anybody like him.
Have you seen him often?
If you go round on business like me, you can't help seeing him.
Turn a corner, cross a square, go into a camp, there he is.
Come on.
It's been like that for about a year.
- You sure you haven't come across him? - l sleep in the day, don't l?!
Sorry, I forgot.
well, there are big crowds following him everywhere,...
..sometimes so big he has to sleep in a field.
He thinks nothing of eating and drinking with thieves and whores.
Any scum of the earth is good enough for him.
One of his disciples, as they call themselves, was a tax collector,...
..the thieving swine.
But this jesus...
well, he says it's not the righteous that need him, it's the sinners.
So you see? You have got a friend.
- How about next week? - Go.
Make way! Let us through!
Over there!
I can see him!
I can see!
I can see! I can see!
- what happened? - Jesus of Nazareth cured a blind man!
- who? - Jesus of Nazareth!
Ezra! Ezra!
Master?
we should send these people away.
we've got nothing to give them to eat.
They should go to the villages where they can find food.
There's no need to send them away.
You give them something to eat.
How? There are thousands of them.
we cannot feed them.
Is there any food left?
This is all we have. Five barley loaves and two fish.
Put the loaves and the fish in the baskets...
..and give them to the people.
well, go on!
why are you waiting? Do as he says.
l'm sorry, there's only one. That's all we have.
- But we're starving! - Only one? There's plenty!
we've really got some food! How wonderful!
A miracle! A miracle!
Jesus of Nazareth has performed a miracle!
Master... may l speak with you?
what is your name, my son?
My name is judas lscariot.
Call me a scholar the state finds useful. l read and write Hebrew, Greek, Latin.
I... I translate documents.
This has become a country of many tongues.
Now I have never beaten copper,...
..nor carved wood, nor...
..caught fish as your men have, but...
..I know your men.
My father is a prosperous builder.
He said my son must never have calluses on his hands, nor brick dust in his hair.
My money must make my son into a scholar.
Behold a scholar,...
..who wishes to serve you.
But do you need... a man like me?
The tree is known by its fruit.
Come.
Stay with us.
Blessed are the poor in spirit,...
..for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,...
..for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,...
..for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right,...
..for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,...
..for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,...
..for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,...
..for they shall be called Sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of right,...
..for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you...
..when people abuse you and persecute you...
..and speak all kinds of calumny against you for my sake.
Rejoice!
And be glad!
For your reward will be great in heaven,...
..as it was for the prophets persecuted before you.
In your prayers,...
..remember your Father knows what your needs are before you ask him.
This is how you should pray.
Our Father,...
..who art in heaven,...
..hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,...
..as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,...
..but deliver us...
..from evil.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils.
Take nothing with you except a staff. No pack, no food, no money.
whenever you come to a town or village, find who is worthy in it and stay with him.
And if at any place they will not receive you or listen to you,...
..shake the dust off your feet as you leave.
Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of judgment will fare better than that place.
I am sending you out as sheep amongst wolves.
Be as wise as serpents.
And as harmless as doves.
Don't be anxious about what you are to say,...
..how you are to speak.
It is not you who speak,...
..but the spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Freely you have received.
Now freely give.
Go.
God be with you, Simon Peter.
John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,...
..and you said he was possessed by devils.
Here l am, drinking and eating freely with you.
No doubt you'll say l am a glutton and a drinker.
Friend of tax collectors and sinners.
Oh, Rabbi,...
..you do us an injustice.
we respect your achievements, and we understand their importance.
But to what extent are you prepared to accept our Laws?
we hear that you heal the sick on the Sabbath.
Do you want our people not to rest on the Sabbath?
If your sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath day,...
..wouldn't you get it out? God made the Sabbath for man, not man for the Sabbath.
we understand that! we understand what you're trying to say!
But is it not confusing to other people?
we live by the Law.
If we accept the Law to be ruled by exceptions,...
..then we are lost.
Today, if it hadn't been for the severity that we learned from Moses,...
..we would not have our Laws.
we would not even be a people any longer.
But it is the... the excessive tolerance, the lack of rigidity in your teaching,...
..that has made us feel that this is a real danger.
The Law gives me security.
It's a guide to my whole way of life.
A measure for judging this man is right, this man is wrong.
You should not judge.
But you, as a son of lsrael,...
..know that we were chosen by God from all mankind...
..to be the Holy Nation.
And, for this, he gave us our Law, the Torah,...
..which is the Law of life.
And we have to separate ourselves from the sinners and be pure and just.
But who is just in the eyes of the Lord?
what is the heart of the Law?
Hear, O lsrael, thou shalt love the Lord thy God...
..with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength.
This is the greatest commandment.
You said well.
You are not far from the kingdom of God, joseph of Arimathea.
But there is another commandment no less great.
You must love your neighbour as yourself.
- But who is my neighbour? - (screaming)
No! Stop her! You can't come in!
This is no place for the likes of you!
what's the matter?
Isn't she that woman? That whore?
Yes, it's her.
She's defiling him.
This is no place for you, woman. Come. Leave quickly.
Simon, sit down.
But, Rabbi, you know what kind of a woman this is.
Simon, please.
Simon.
when l came into your house, you didn't pour water over my feet,...
..or kiss me in greeting, or anoint my head with oil.
She has washed my feet with her tears.
And dried them with her hair.
And anointed them.
Daughter,...
..your sins,...
..and l know they are many,...
..are forgiven you because of the greatness of your love.
Only God can forgive sins - no man.
Your faith has saved you.
Go...
..and sin no more.
Daughter.
Take this ointment.
And keep it for my burial.
Go in peace.
..begged me to touch him and he could walk!
A leper said my shadow had crossed her and she was cured!
They called out to me, "Rabbi! Rabbi!"
I didn't know how to preach, either, then suddenly l found myself speaking.
The same power Peter was given.
Master, there is great excitement everywhere about you.
who do the people in Galilee say that l am?
Some say john the Baptist. They will not believe he is dead.
They know he is dead, many indeed,...
..but they say you're john the Baptist alive again.
And who do you say that l am?
I say you are...
..the Messiah.
The Son... of the living God.
ln saying that, Simon bar Jonah,...
..you show yourself to be blessed among men.
Flesh and blood have not revealed this truth to you.
It has come from my Father in heaven.
So now l will call you Peter,...
..the rock.
And upon this rock l will build what l must call my church.
The gates of hell will not prevail against it.
To you l give the keys...
..of the kingdom of heaven.
And to you all l say this.
Peter has spoken the truth.
And now you know it.
But you must not reveal it to any man.
The time has not yet come.
But another time is coming.
The time for me to go to jerusalem.
Oh, yes, Master.
You must go to jerusalem. The whole city awaits you.
The elders of lsrael must know and recognise you.
No, judas. ln jerusalem the Son of Man will be rejected by the elders...
..and the chief priests of the Temple.
He will be condemned.
He will be handed over to the unbelievers,...
..who will scourge him,...
..mock him,...
..put him to death.
Then,...
..after three days,...
..he will rise again.
Jerusalem will be swarming with pilgrims getting ready for the Passover.
Will he go straight to the city?
He said that he would be put to death there.
And that he would rise again.
Master, master!
Martha and Mary, the sisters of your friend in Bethany
have sent me here to find you. Lazarus is very ill, near death.
Go. Tell them I'll be there
- Master, master! He's coming - Master! Martha's coming
He's arriving!
My Lord.
Lord.
If you had been with us, my brother would not have died.
But I know that even now, whatever you ask of God, God will give it to you,
because I believe you are the Christ, the son of God.
He who has come into the world to give us eternal life
Where do you live?
Come and see.
Lord. Lord.
I prayed and prayed for you to arrive.
You could have kept Lazarus from dying.
Take away the stone
But he's been dead four days master. His body must already be decaying!
Take away the stone.
Give me a hand!
Father, thank you for hearing my prayer.
Now those who stand round me may believe
that I am resurrection and the life.
And those who believe in me shall never die.
I went down into the countries underneath the earth,
to the people's of the past,
but you lifted my life from the pit, Lord, my God.
Lazarus! Come forth!
He that believes in me, but he were dead, yet shall he live.
Too much, too much! Keep it! Ah! He always complains!
Give your sheep.
Thank you!
Lord our god, the Lord is one.
It is that thou art the Lord, our God, the God of our fathers.
Save your life Father, I'll save you-
Here are the documents you wished to see, master Zerah.
Thank you.
And I am extremely flattered that you wished to see me, but why may I ask?
Master Zerah, with respect,
there are many people in Israel who feel that your influence in the Sanhedrin offers great hope for the future,
and I can think of no better introduction to the high priest, Lord Caiaphus.
Well, since you know so much about me, then you won't be surprised that we know about your rabbi from Nazareth.
Miracles. Raising the dead extraordinary.
No, I wish that my duties give me time to see your Jesus myself.
I wish you had, then you would need no persuading that he is the only man that can bring peace to Israel.
- What? - Well, the zealots know it and so-
So, you might be surprised to learn, do your temple guards.
Romans, they're faithfully practical, they would welcome any body who can bring peace, and if it was a peace that cost him nothing,
so much the better.
The Sanhedrin should proclaim Jesus king ofJudea, and tell the Romans-
What? "Look Caesar, we have a new ruler, one from the royal house of David.
One in whom we have every confidence, who preaches peace, tolerance and love even to you Romans,
therefore you can calmly withdraw your troops. We no longer need them"?
You actually put it very well.
I would have to put it very well indeed for the Romans to take away their troops and their procurates,
not to mention their tax collectors.
I was told of your wit, and this is hardly the time for it.
Alright.
You and I should not quarrel.
What do you want me to do?
Let Jesus of Nazareth prove himself before the Sanhedrin.
I think I can promise you that he shall have that opportunity.
Rabbi, Many days see to you.
Please, Jesus save me.
Welcome to our city!
Hail Jesus!
He raised Lazarus from the dead!
- Who is this Jesus ofNazareth? - He's a prophet, a great prophet.
A prophet, on a donkey?
I saw you with Jerusalem's daughters. Behold thy king!
Son of David! Master, you are the hope of Israel.
You are our prophet and our savior!
Jesus has come to save us!
Hosanna! Hosanna!
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!
You cannot buy anything in our temples with Roman money,
you must change it for our sheckles, you know that!
- But it's cheap! - Well if you don't like it-
...You are turning the house of our lord into a market place! It's a shame!
That much?
Don't tell.
It's some rate that all the other saucer, dear friend.
It's come true ten-
Take two instead of one they are all greatfull.
Who fight with lambs. Who fight with lambs.
Jerusalem, the faithful city.
She that was full ofjustice, has become a harlot!
Stop him! Have you gone mad? Have you not heard?
What are your multitude of sacrifices to me, says the Lord?
Bring forth no more vain offerings!"
Look at my money! Thieves!
This is a house of prayer,
and you have turned it into a den of thieves!
Stop!
Rabbi, my name is Zerah. I'm a scribe of this holy place.
And I, like my brethren, have followed your mission with great interest.
We have heard good things about you, and are glad,
but what you have done today shocks and surprises us.
Do you wish to destroy this sacred temple?
Atemple is not merely of stone. It is a house of God.
It cannot be destroyed as long as God lives here.
Destroy this temple, and in three days, I will make it rise again.
It took centuries to build this temple, and you think you can build it in three days?
You said it,
but you have not understood.
Rabbi, I understand better than you think.
Master That scribe had every intention of greeting you in a friendly manner. He wanted to understand your mission.
Was it wise to discourage him?
He has one of the most open minds in the Sanhedrin.
Open your heart, Judas Not your mind.
Open your eyes and your heart.
Master Zerah! Master Zerah!
Ah, My dearJudas!
You're quite right. Your master has very little political sense.
But he is an extraordinary man
and we shall continue to watch is mission with great interest.
He's there.
Master I am Barrabas, a zealot.
Before he was murdered, Amos sent word to us, "Trust you."
My brothers are ready.
Some of them are temple guards.
Our day of revenge against the Romans has come.
Everyday their grip becomes tighter. Our people have become used to oppression.
With you to lead them, and with our swords behind you,
they will rise up, we can teach them to fight.
Some of the priests of Sagisis have said "Obey the laws of Caesar.
They do not speak for the Jewish people.
Tell us what to do, whatever you say we will follow you.
Then love your enemies
and forgive those who use and persecute you.
The day of forgiveness is at hand.
Forgive Herod?
Forgive the Romans?
Forgive them all.
But the, the Romans have butchered hundreds of innocent people, young people, old people, lives ended without mercy, without trial.
Surely you can't mean to forgive that, master?
We should fight the sword with the sword.
All who take out the sword shall perish by the sword!
But we must end the weeping in Israel!
Barrabas Your zeal blinds you to the truth.
The new Jerusalem will not build up by murder and uprising.
If we still have god we'll fill the land as water fills the sea.
The lion will lie down to the lamb.
There will be no more killing or destroying
and the voice of weeping shall be heard no more.
While we wait for that day to come, our people live in mourning and lamentation.
Barrabas,
you wish to follow me.
I have come to take on my shoulders the sins of the world.
You who'd follow me must be willing to do the same.
Oh no.
Barrabas!
I'm sorry if I disturb you, Rabbi
But I would like to ask you a great favor.
I have servant in my house. I've had him a long while,
and he's good. Love him more like a son than a servant.
He's very sick, dying I fear.
Rabbi, in all humility...
You would like me to come to your house.
Very well, I will come with you.
No. I am unworthy that you should enter unto my roof.
I know that if you say the word, my servant will be healed.
I am a man under authority,
but I myself have authority over a hundred soldiers and if I say to one of them,
do this, I know that he will do it
and if I say to another go there I know that he will go.
I need not see, I know.
So it is enough that you give the word, and it will be done.
Do you hear this man?
I have seldom found such faith among the people of Israel.
Go home, your faith has cured your servant.
So he's a friend of the Romans.
Theseus! Theseus!
The Romans are right! Marcus is well, your servant is cured!
- What? - Come on
Come on! Come and see for yourself. I can't believe my eyes! He's cured!
Come on! Come to your house!
Master! Master! Here he is! Here he is! Over here! The master is here!
Stop it! Leave me alone!
He does too well as a blind figure!
He knows if he could see, no one would give him anything.
Leave me alone! Don't touch me!
Don't touch me, I say!
Master, that man was born blind. If he has accepted that's the way it is, then why change it?
He lives in darkness.
And as long as I am in the world,
I am the light of the world.
No! Don't! Leave my eyes alone! I don't want you to touch them!
No, don't touch my eyes!
You are hurting me! They're burning!
What have you done to them? What have you put on them?
Go and wash his eyes.
Come on, Let's take him. Come on. Make way! Make way!
Come with us and see! The master has cured the blind man!
Can he see? We're not through yet! Give him a bath!
He hasn't touched water all his life!
Give them a good wash!
I can see!
I am not blind anymore!
I can see you!
And you!
I can see! Brothers!
Brothers!
I am not blind anymore.
I can see everything!
Now I know what it means to see!
It's a miracle!!
I can see the world! My eyes can see!
Brothers! I can see all of you! All of you!
Where is he?
Where is he? Where is he?
Master
I can see.
Do you believe in the son of man?
Who is he master, that I may believe in him.
You're seeing him. It is he that is speaking to you.
I believe. Lord.
Make way, make way there!
Make way, the priest is coming!
Out of the way! Habbukuk is here!
This lying cheat was never blind.
We at the temple know that he was only pretending to be blind to earn his living!
He's right, he's a liar.
I've know him a long time, he's never been blind!
And what's your story? That you can give sight to the blind?
I came into this world to give sight to those who cannot see.
And to take away sight from those who can.
What do you mean by that? That we who are righteous are blind?
If you were blind, you would be without sin,
but since you say "We see", your sin remains.
This man works for the devil!
Cheat!
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites all!
When you shut off the kingdom of heaven against men,
you do not join yourselves, nor do you let others enter.
Blind guides.
You are stray and inept, and swallow camel.
You bow before the letter of the law, and violate the heart of the law
justice! Mercy! Good faith.
You are like white washed tombs, all fair and clean without,
but within full of death and bones and all corruption.
You see these stones, do you not?
I tell you there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be throne down.
Yours is a house of damnation,
the home of the ligard and spider.
Serpents through their vipers.
How can any of you escape damnation?
You shall not see me here again, not until you learn to cry,
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
for I and my Father are one and the same."
He is a blasphemer!
This is the man!
You don't speak for the people of Israel!
Listen to the teachings of our God!
He should be stoned to death!
He's a blasphemer!
Wonder what's going on?
I don't like it, I'll take a look.
- Look after, stand, will you? - All right
Caspar!
A righteous man. A righteous man.
Kill the Romans!
Come on!
He's not the messiah! He's a false prophet.
He a friend of the Romans!
Stone him! Stone him! Stone him!
Traitor! Traitor to Israel!
Traitor! Traitor! Traitor!
He speaks the truth!
Stone him to death! Stone him to death!
Peter!
If you please, I've come to offer my help.
Master Nicodemus.
Yes, I must advise you. You are in danger.
Please persuade your master to keep away from public places.
God must have sent you, master Nicodemus. You speak to him.
Of all people, he will listen to you. Come.
Master!
Rabbi.
There is to be a meeting at the Sanhedrin.
You have many enemies there,
but also friends who know that you are a teacher come from God,
for no man that shows the signs or has the words that you impart,
unless God giveth them.
And yet, my heart is troubled, and my mind confused.
You must help me to see the truth.
Accept the man to be born again, Nicodemus.
He cannot see the kingdom of God.
Born again?
Can a man enter his mother's womb the second time?
That which is born of the flesh is flesh.
That which is born of the spirit is spirit.
Do not marvel that I said to you, "You must be born again."
The wind blows where it will, and you hear the sound of it,
but you don't know whence it comes or whether it goes.
And so it is with everyone who is born with the spirit.
God so loved the world that he sent his own son,
that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
God sent his son to the world not to condemn it,
but that the world should be saved through him.
He came to Jerusalem. The crowd went wild for his arrival and we did nothing!
He then scolded the merchants, so they sent us beasts for sacrifice from the courtyard to the temple and we did not intervene!
How many times have we protested that the disgrace of buy traders being allowed in the precincts of the temple?
But then we allowed him to preach in the holy temple itself, and at no time,
no time did he recognize your authority, Caiaphus,
nor made sufficient to the elders of Israel.
We must denounce him in the name of the people of Israel!
I'm not sure. I'm not sure that we have that right.
Can we honestly say that we represent the true thoughts and aspirations of the people of Israel?
What are you saying?
I've often wondered if we, as elders are too cut off from them and their real problems.
How can we guide them if we do not know what's in their hearts?
But without our guidance they would be lost!
People, people will run after any new thing.
They have taken up with this man, with his hijinx and his exaggerated promises.
I have seen him, I have seen him preach.
His words reach into men's hearts, not like ours.
It's not through the old rituals, the old formulas, but a new vision which seems to answer all their hopes.
A message of comfort, of goodness, of purity, of the virtues of humility.
We've heard it all before, from the John the Baptist and hundreds of others.
Yes, how's those who follow to hate him as the Messiah?
He's a blasphemer! He's an imposter!
With respect to those more learned than I, there is one possibility
that it seems no one here is ready to consider...
What is it?
The possibility that Jesus of Nazareth
may be in fact be the messiah awaited by our people.
A carpenter from Galilee?
suddenly, he never misses a chance to identify himself with them.
Exactly!
I only know that like our brother Joseph, I've heard him preach.
I was moved lifted out of my soul,
and seemed to see all things in a new and blinding light.
I was aware of wonders, signs that God may be with him,
and through him, with us.
Do you realize what you are saying, Master Nicodemus?
Let him speak!
Listen to him! Let him speak! Don't shut him down!
The coming of the messiah is the heart of our faith.
Why should he not come now?
Why do we dream our liberator will be revealed in glory, a new Solomon, a new David?
Is God not allowed to choose who he wishes?
Even the son of a poor carpenter from Nazareth?
David began life as a shepherd.
Who are we to decide the way in which God should choose to help his people?
We are grains of sand, chalk blown in the wind.
May the Lord open our eyes to his wisdom.
Master Nicodemus, I have always respected you.
How am I to understand your defense of this man,
whose missions seems to be to divide our people?
Even this noble assembly has been torn asunder by him.
This Jesus of Nazareth must be an extraordinary man.
But is there not one among you who understands the the real significance of this matter.
It is not the Galilean's words that are important. The so called miracles,
even the fact the frenzied crowds hail him as the messiah, it's not important.
The central core of this case is that this man dares to proclaim...
I can hardly make myself say it.
This man dares to proclaim himself
the, the son of God.
This man, while claiming to uphold the law,
perverts our most fundamental beliefs.
Our losses, the prophets who claims to say in the name of God things
which God has not commanded, that prophet must die.
if this man Jesus is a false prophet and a blasphemer,
is it not better for one man to die, than a for a whole nation to perish?
However, under Roman occupation, Caiaphus,
the people of Israel may put a goat to death, but not a man.
Thank you, Zerah for reminding us of our realities.
Then he must be charged and found guilty by the Romans.
But Caiaphus, we have not found him guilty yet!
Surely our law does not condemn a man before first giving him hearing before the elders of Israel?
No matter how serious his offense, we cannot simply hand over one of our brothers to the Romans.
Caiaphus, after the Passover let me persuade Jesus to come to us and explain to us
what is in his heart and his mind when he says he is the son of God.
No!
Caiaphus to delay would be too dangerous.
We all know what steps Pilate would take against our people if the unrest continues.
Zerah, he must beaken tonight.
It could cause even more trouble among the crowds if our temple guards go searching for him.
I think I know the way to reach him.
Zerah, don't forget Jesus of Nazareth is one of our brothers.
Judas?
I've not been able to find you. You weren't seen with the Master for the Iast few days.
Where have you been?
I've been trying to think.
Trying to decide what to do.
You seemed to be very sure of what to do.
Oh, I was.
But not now.
I'm confused.
l always believed action - political action -
..would solve everything.
l thought it was enough to think clearly and act clearly, but...
But I fear my...
..Master does not agree with me.
He doesn't need my ideas. He says the heart is more important.
Perhaps he's right.
Have I hardened my heart?
Am l fit to be one of his disciples?
I...
l should go home.
Judas, don't lie to yourself.
The truth is that, in your heart,...
..you no longer believe that Jesus of Nazareth...
..is the Messiah.
There's only one way to know the truth.
You knew that the very first time that you came to see me.
Let Jesus prove himself...
..before the Sanhedrin.
lt's too late.
He won't accept it.
Why?
There are many influential members of the council who admire Jesus.
He would be fairly judged.
lf he is the Messiah, God will not abandon him.
If he is not,...
..then you will have helped to save lsrael from yet another false prophet.
~ Alleluia!
We are happy to eat this Passover with you.
l have longed with all my heart to share it with you.
lt was for this Passover that l came into the world.
I shall not be with you much longer.
What?!
You will look for me, but...
..where I am going you cannot come.
Master, l will follow you wherever you go.
l will lay down my life for you.
Peter,...
..this very night before the cock crows twice...
..you will have denied three times that you even know me.
Oh, my Lord! Never!
Never!
l will never deny you.
You will all lose faith.
The shepherd shall be struck and the sheep will be scattered.
- l will not lose faith! - Peter... Peter...
I have prayed for you,...
..and, once you have recovered,...
..you in your turn must give strength to your brothers.
Truly l tell you...
..one of you is about to betray me.
Master,...
..I'm sick at heart.
Who will betray you?
Is it I?
He who dips his bread in the dish when I dip mine,...
..he shall be the one.
What you are going to do,...
..do it quickly.
Where's he going?
I don't know.
Blessed be thou, O Lord our God,...
..who has blessed us with thy Laws,...
..and made bread issue from the earth.
From now on...
..this will not be the bread of the passage of our fathers from bondage to freedom.
This Passover...
..is for you today...
..the passage from the bondage of death...
..to the freedom of life.
This is the bread of life.
Whoever eats of this bread...
..shall have eternal life.
Eat it,...
..for this...
..is my body.
Do this in remembrance of me.
From now on...
..this cup will not only be a memorial and sacrament...
..of the covenant God made with our fathers on Mount Sinai.
This is my blood,...
..the blood of the new covenant, which is to be poured out for many.
l shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine...
..until the day l drink it with you...
..in my Father's kingdom.
And now I give you a new commandment,...
..that you love one another as l have loved you.
Greater love hath no man than this,...
..that a man lay down his life for a friend.
And if you love one another...
..all men shall know that you are my disciples.
Father,...
..the hour has come.
Glorify thy Son that thy Son may glorify thee.
Keep in thy name those thou hast given me.
l do not pray for these only...
..but also for those...
..who believe in me through their word.
I am the way,...
..the truth,...
..and the life.
Peter!
Father,...
..if it is possible,...
..let this cup pass from me.
Let it be...
..as you,...
..not l, would have it.
(distant howling)
(barking)
This is your hour, Judas.
The hour of shadows.
Oh, Master.
You betray your master...
..with a kiss.
That is the man. Arrest him.
Quiet. Don't make any noise.
You go that way.
Try not to wake them.
Judas!
What's happening?
You traitor!
You betrayed him!
Peter, the only way the Master can save himself is by speaking to the Sanhedrin!
Leave him alone! Let him go!
They'll kill him!
Jesus!
Andrew!
John!
Jesus!
No, Peter!
Get away, scum!
- Arrest them all! - Zerah!
It was me you sought.
You have found me. Let them go.
Take him away!
Take him to the Sanhedrin!
We must do something!
No!
We must do something for him!
Brothers, better save ourselves!
Where did they take him? Where have they taken him?!
- He's the one who got the soldiers. - Zerah...
Zerah...
Zerah.
I must speak to Zerah. I must speak to Zerah!
Is he in here? Did they bring him here?
Who?
Jesus!
Master Zerah, please,...
..I don't understand this man.
- Zerah... Zerah... - Yes?
Where is this meeting with Caiaphas? I must be there with Jesus!
Meeting?
There's no meeting.
What?
There's a trial.
Your Jesus is accused of blasphemy.
You've been an invaluable help to us, Judas.
Come and see me when all this is over.
Oh!
Well, you got what you wanted.
So get out of here.
Come on, get out of here, move yourself!
I've never understood how that liar could have fooled so many people.
You believed in him, didn't you?
Well, l admit l believed in him, but we all believed in him.
- Now you know the truth! - He said many things that l liked.
And he did some good things.
Good things? They were tricks of the devil!
All right! We know that he was a liar and a blasphemer and he betrayed us.
And now he will pay.
I'm sorry to wake you up, but they've arrested the Nazarene.
- They did? - Yes. In the garden of Gethsemane.
Master Nicodemus...
Brethren! Brethren!
Brethren!
Caiaphas, that he is bound like a common thief! lt's most unseemly, sir.
Jesus, it is not our intention...
..to treat you as a criminal.
But...
..we want you to explain to this assembly...
..the nature of your teachings.
What is this doctrine...
..you and your disciples are spreading through Judaea?
l have spoken openly...
..for all the world to hear.
l have taught in the synagogues and in the Temple.
I have said nothing in secret.
So...
..why do you ask me?
Ask those who heard me.
They are my witnesses.
Caiaphas,...
..I have heard him preach.
l find nothing in his doctrine which denies the basic principles of our faith.
Rabbi, we fail to understand the meaning of many of your sayings.
For instance, there are witnesses who say that...
..you claim that you could destroy the Temple...
..and rebuild it in three days!
No-one could rebuild the Temple in three days.
What he's said must have some symbolic meaning. Come...
l heard him say he could rebuild it in two days!
Three days, four days, do you hear?
- Witnesses can't even agree. - How can we remember every detail?
There was a riot, which Jesus himself provoked,...
..but for which the Romans will hold us responsible!
The riot was provoked by Barabbas!
The Romans need no excuse! We know what they have done to us!
All of us here can remember...
..the occasion, not so many years back,...
..when over a thousand of our people were nailed to the walls of Jerusalem...
..because there weren't enough scaffolds to satisfy the Romans' lust for blood!
None of us, I'm sure, wants to give any more victims...
..to Pontius Pilate... than we can prevent.
Of course not, Joseph.
We're all agreed upon that. As Caiaphas has said, this is not a trial.
We... We left our homes, we came here tonight,...
..hoping that Jesus of Nazareth would explain to us the purpose of his mission,...
..and help to heal the divisions in our community.
Brother, we have often heard that you have come to bring love and brotherhood.
I beg you, bring peace to our gathering tonight.
Tell me,...
..it has been said that you proclaimed yourself...
..the Son of God.
I ask you now,...
..in the name of the Eternal,...
..are you...
..the Messiah,...
..the Son of God?
I am.
He must be mad!
And you shall see the Son of Man...
..sitting at the right hand of the power of God.
Hear, O lsrael,...
..the Lord our God,...
..the Lord is one!
We have heard enough.
Let him be taken before the procurator, Pontius Pilate,...
..in whose hands lies the final authority...
..for trial and judgment.
They got him at last!
Let me get closer!
They should crucify him!
Son of God?!
Kill him!
Stone him!
Blasphemer!
Well, what happened to him?
They're sending him to Pontius Pilate.
We know how that will end up, don't we?
Wait a minute! I know you.
You were with that Jesus!
- You're one of his followers. - No, l don't know him.
But he is. Look!
And l know him. He is one of his followers.
- Yes! I've seen him! I've seen him! - No!
He's a liar! Arrest him!
l tell you, l don't know him!
Help me!
What's going on?
He's a friend of Jesus, a disciple.
Don't let him go!
Please...
They're mistaken.
I don't know this Jesus they speak of...
..nor have I ever heard of him.
Go! Just keep quiet here!
Don't you know you're on sacred ground?
Free Barabbas!
Set Barabbas free!
- Let Barabbas go! - He's one of us!
Free Barabbas!
You had no right to arrest him! Free Barabbas!
- Welcome, Proc... - Welcome?!
I Ieave for one week and I come back to a mob in the street, and you dare to say...
.."welcome"!
Who's this Barabbas?
He's a Zealot we arrested. His followers have disturbed the crowds.
l don't think their noise will disturb my judgment.
Look,...
..take a hundred men and clear the street.
I'm tired.
With respect,...
- ..Procurator... - Please, l'm so tired!
Jerusalem is full of people. There are many hotheads.
Yes, and they'll cool when they see the example we make of their Barabbas.
Pontius Pilate, l'm afraid there's another case.
- Another one? - Yes, submitted by the Sanhedrin itself.
- lt concerns a Galilean preacher. - I am not interested in their preachers...
..or their prophets. You know that.
Yes, of course, I know that.
The Sanhedrin, whose co-operation has been very useful to us,...
..consider it extremely important.
Even urgent.
Urgent?! Urgent to whom?!
I'm sorry.
Maybe next week.
But first...
..we'll deal with Barabbas.
Pilate, there's a delegation from the Sanhedrin waiting outside.
lt is led by Zerah himself.
They have this preacher, this Jesus of Nazareth, with them.
They want you to judge him.
Judge him?
Zerah himself? lt must be important.
No. No, no, no.
I don't want to get involved in their religious quarrels.
This is the monthly report of the province.
lt's wise not to offend them unnecessarily. I think you should see them.
Well, have them brought in.
Don't stand there. Bring them in.
Pilate, I regret... l'm afraid we must go out to them.
We must go to them?
Yes, according to their...
..beliefs...
Well, they cannot come into a house of a Roman,...
..not on Passover.
They would be defiled.
Defiled.
I forgot about that.
All right.
We'll go to them.
Bring them to the Great Hall.
How does one govern such people?
Procurator,...
..we have found that this man, Jesus of Nazareth,...
..distorts our people's views on the relationship between God and the state.
Furthermore, he perverts the very heart of our religion.
l'm not concerned with your religious laws.
My function as governor here is to keep the peace and administer Roman justice.
We know that, Procurator, but this man also threatens the established order.
lf he were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you.
He calls himself the Christ, which means the Anointed One.
Thank you.
I too know some Greek.
What else has he done?
Has he spoken against the Emperor or against Rome?
Well, Procurator, not directly, no, but...
Not directly? Then you'll have to judge him according to your Law.
Procurator, for us this man Jesus is a blasphemer.
lf we were a self-governing nation, we'd have the right to exact punishment...
..under the Law of Moses.
He entered Jerusalem calling himself the King of the Jews!
A claim we totally reject!
King of the Jews?
Well, whatever else he may have done, such a claim is treason.
True, too. All right, all right.
l'll talk to him.
Your Jesus!
Not ours.
Then whose? Whose?!
Bring him in!
Is this the man you think so dangerous?
This?
The man that aspires to be a king?
Come.
Come, come, come!
Now,...
..the leaders of the Sanhedrin accuse you of preaching perverted doctrines.
Come.
They also say you call yourself the King of the Jews.
Well, are you King of the Jews?
lf my kingdom were of this world,...
..my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured.
Oh, you speak of a kingdom.
Therefore you must be a king.
Are you a king?
I am.
I was born for one purpose.
To bear witness to the truth.
All who can accept the truth hear my voice.
And what is...
..the truth?
Hm!
No, this man's no criminal.
He's a dreamer.
Take him away!
Have him flogged as a token of Roman justice. That should wake him up.
Procurator,...
..we, the leaders of the Sanhedrin,...
..have always had the same aim as you:
The peaceful administration of our country for the good of our people, and...
Oh, please, please, please!
Don't talk to me about the people.
As long as they obey,...
..you care as much about your children of lsrael...
..as we do the mob in Rome.
Now, Zerah,...
..let us speak... directly.
Why does the Sanhedrin...
..consider this man so dangerous...
..that they send you yourself here to make sure that he is condemned?
Perhaps for the same reasons as you.
lf you knew him as well as we do,...
..you would also find him dangerous.
That's enough! Put his clothes back on.
I saw him enter Jerusalem as a king! Look at him now!
He's a king?!
The King of the Jews!
We should dress him like a king.
- Give me your cloak. - Don't use mine. Use one of those.
Here it is!
Come on! Here we are. Turn around.
Look at him!
Hey, wait! If he's a king,...
..he needs a crown.
Hail, Your Majesty!
High and mighty Majesty!
I have it!
A king's crown!
Look what he's got! He's got his crown!
- He needs a sceptre. - Majesty!
A perfect fit, Your Majesty.
Now he's the king!
Tiberius will be getting worried!
Ecce homo.
Behold the man.
Well? What have you got to say for yourself now?
Speak!
Who are you?
What are you?
Well, say something!
Don't you want to defend yourself?
Do you want to die?!
Don't you realise I have the power to release you or have you crucified?!
You would have no power over me...
..if it had not been given you from above.
Quintilius...
Isn't there an ancient custom...
..honouring Passover...
..where the Procurator can release a prisoner...
..sentenced to death...
..as an act of mercy?
Yes.
That custom still exists.
And we have two prisoners?
- Barabbas? - And Jesus.
So let the people decide.
I've made my decision.
The people will decide.
- Zerah... - Take him away!
Get down to the prison and bring Barabbas.
Barabbas, remember? Barabbas! Good.
Here, here! Listen to me!
You two! When I give you the cue, you shout for Barabbas.
Barabbas is depending on you. He has fought for you. Shout for Barabbas.
No, we must save Jesus!
- When did they arrest him? - Last night in the garden of Gethsemane.
- That's near where l live! - Be prepared.
Barabbas must be freed at all costs. Now look, we can put our men all over.
Do you understand?
We meet at the Temple.
As a sign...
..of his magnanimity...
..and his benevolence,...
..our divine Emperor has decided...
..that the custom of releasing...
..one prisoner,...
..sentenced to death,...
..in honour of your Passover,...
..shall continue.
We have...
..two prisoners.
One,...
..Jesus of Nazareth,...
..accused of treason,...
..by proclaiming himself...
..King of the Jews.
Can you work a miracle now, Jesus?! Ha-ha-ha!
Anyone shouting for him had better watch out.
- Look at him, the King of the Jews! - What's happened to him?
Call yourself a king?!
Or...
..Barabbas,...
..accused of sedition and murdering a Roman auxiliary.
That's the man they call the Son of God?!
Barabbas!
Free Barabbas! He's one of us!
- Freedom for Barabbas! - Why don't you free yourself, Jesus!
Which...
..of the two...
..shall be released to you?
Jesus of Nazareth,...
- This must not happen! - ..guilty of proclaiming himself...
- ..King of the Jews,... - Look, he's wearing a crown!
..or...
..Barabbas?
Release Jesus! He is the true prophet!
- He's our saviour! Release him! - Jesus is a man sent from God!
Free Barabbas!
False prophet!
He betrayed us! Kill the Nazarene!
Jesus!
We want Barabbas!
Free Barabbas! Barabbas!
Jesus!
- Barabbas! - Jesus!
Shut up, you slut!
Jesus!
Free him!
Take the Nazarene!
He's a false prophet!
Free Barabbas!
We can't let him go.
- We can't let Barabbas get away. - Yes.
- The soldiers won't like that! - Wait...
Pilate,...
..you're not going to free Barabbas,...
..an assassin and enemy of Rome?
I wonder...
..who is the real enemy?
Jesus of Nazareth must be saved!
Let it be written...
..that Jesus of Nazareth...
..is guilty of treason...
..by proclaiming himself...
..King of the Jews.
And his sentence,...
..to be crucified.
Release Barabbas now!
Do not kill him! He is innocent!
Mark, where's the last prisoner? Come on!
Here's your man.
Come on.
Ah, the King of the Jews.
- Hurry up, this crowd worries me. - Here, take him.
Come on! Make room! Make room!
Get out of the way! Get out of the way!
- He is a false prophet! - ls that justice?!
Get back! Get back! Make way!
Have you no heart!
Save yourself, Jesus!
Keep this mob back!
Use your spears!
You betrayed us! You betrayed us! We believed you, and you betrayed us!
Get back, you scum! Come on! Come on!
He's a traitor!
He's a prophet!
Traitor!
Crucify him!
Oh, Lord!
Argh!
Arrest him! Arrest him!
Take down that sign! lt is an insult! He is not the King of the Jews!
- Those are the orders we received! - Take down that sign!
Out of the way!
You cannot kill him! You have no right to do it!
Now, all of you, stay back!
Father,...
..forgive them.
They know not what they do.
Hey!
- Who are you? - She is his mother.
Can you prove it?
Hey!
She is his mother.
Go to him.
- And who are you? - Please.
l'm one of the family.
Is that right?
Yes.
She is one of the family.
Go, then.
The Romans won't let you get close.
women sobbing)
John,...
..behold your mother.
Woman,...
..behold your son.
He saved others.
Why can't he save himself now?
He was despised...
..and rejected of men.
Man of sorrows,...
..and acquainted with grief.
He was oppressed...
..and afflicted, yet...
..he opened not his mouth.
He was brought as a lamb to slaughter,...
..and as a sheep...
..before its shearer is dumb...
Surely...
..he hath borne our griefs,...
..and carried our sorrows.
Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,...
..he was abused for our iniquities,...
..and... through his wounds,...
..we are healed...
..and...
..born again.
Eli,...
..Eli,...
..lama sabachthani?
Father,...
..into thy hands...
..I commit my spirit.
It...
..is...
..accomplished.
Hey, you, the family! Come on, you can take the body.
Hey! Stop!
Who are you? Where are you going?
We are the family of Jesus of Nazareth, who lies here.
What do you want?
To enter the tomb.
Why?
To anoint the body.
To bring fresh linen,...
..herbs and spices.
It is our custom.
Why didn't you do that when you brought him here?
The Sabbath began. We could not buy them.
What do you think?
They're only three women. Let them go.
l suppose it'll be all right. You'll need an army to move that stone.
All right, then. Let's go together, but we'll need some help.
Hey, Lentulus, wake up!
Come with us!
Marcus, you watch the bridge!
All those priests, too. Are they still around?
Can't wait to get away from this place, back to Rome.
Where are you going?
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Jesus is not there.
He's gone!
Come!
Jesus is not here.
- Are you sure? - I swear by Jupiter, HercuIes and Mars!
You've been awake all night and haven't moved.
That's right! We were given strict orders. Nobody's been near that tomb.
Those Jewish priests were with us all the time.
Well, then, who moved the stone?
- Who is it? - Me. Philip.
- Did anyone follow you? - No.
- Are you sure? - Of course l'm sure.
Are they still looking for us?
On every corner one sees Temple guards and Roman soldiers.
This place isn't safe. We must go somewhere else.
- But where can we go? - I wish we could go to Galilee.
Peter...
Peter!
Tell us,...
..what should we do?
We must do what the Master would have wanted.
The Master's dead, Peter.
- I thought you said you weren't followed! - I wasn't!
- Mary... - Peter!
All of you,...
..I have seen him.
Seen who?
The Master.
You've seen him?
Yes.
He is risen.
I saw him.
I saw him!
This morning we went to the tomb, and near the tomb was a man...
..and a young boy.
And the man said to me, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?"
"Jesus is not here."
So we went to the tomb and we saw the stone was upturned.
The grave... the tomb was open.
We looked for him.
He was not there.
- You mean his body wasn't there? - Has it been stolen?
No, no, no. Let me finish.
When we were leaving the cemetery,...
..I saw another man.
He saw how distraught we were.
He said, "Woman,...
..why do you weep?"
And then he said my name.
"Mary..."
"Mary."
And it was then that I saw...
..it was Jesus.
l fell to my knees...
..and I reached for him.
"Touch me not,...
..for I have not yet ascended to my Father", he said.
"But go to my brothers,...
..and tell them."
You don't believe me.
You don't believe me!
l tell you, l saw him!
- It was our Lord! - Mary...
Mary!
John...
Oh, John...
You don't believe me.
You!
Mary...
You're tired.
Please!
Please go.
I saw him, John.
I saw him.
Women's fantasies.
Fantasies?
Was his death a fantasy?!
I saw him die!
I was there and I wept at his feet!
Why should he not then appear to me?!
He is risen.
He told me to tell you,...
..and I have done so.
You wouldn't believe her! When he raised Jairus's daughter, you didn't believe it!
What do you mean? You believe her story?!
Well, do any of you believe it?
Do you, Andrew?
Do you, James?
And you, Matthew?!
Do you,...
..Peter?
Yes.
How can you?
Because he said so.
Because he wanted it to be so.
He wanted everything to happen...
..just as it did.
And I have always believed him.
But... Peter,...
..you denied him. You denied him three times!
Yes!
I denied him because I was a coward!
We are all cowards!
We accused Judas of being a traitor, but we all betrayed him!
We all...
..abandoned him.
At least our brothers in the Sanhedrin who condemned him didn't know him!
The Romans...
..did not know him.
But we...
We ate with him.
We lived with him.
We knew he was the Christ!
And still we betrayed him!
Brothers, don't you... can't you see?
Thomas...
You asked me if I believe he is risen.
Yes, I do.
For l know in my heart he will not...
..abandon us.
I know in my heart he has forgiven me...
Us.
Forgiven all of us.
This is precisely what I feared.
His disciples must have removed the stone and taken away the body.
lmpossible! I had guards here as you requested.
And your priests were here, too.
Now it begins.
lt all begins.
lt was written...
..the Son ofMan will suffer,...
..and on the third day...
..will rise again from the dead to enter his glory.
You are my witnesses to this.
Now my Father in heaven is reconciled to the world.
And as he sent me...
..so I am sending you.
Receive the Holy Spirit.
Go like lambs among wolves.
Make disciples of all nations.
Baptise them in the name of the Father,...
..and of the Son,...
..and of the Holy Ghost.
Teach them the gospel and the commandments l gave you.
Now...
..I am leaving the world again,...
..and going to the Father.
Oh, Lord, stay with us.
The night is falling.
The day is almost over.
Don't be afraid.
I am with you every day...
..till the end of time.
Visiontext subtitles: Natasha Cohn & Helen Stewart