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.
And why not?
That is the richness of our religion, that it's always being kept alive by new ideas.
Oh that kind of thinking encourages false prophets!
What an incredible people we are,
thirsty for knowledge, but hypocrites afraid of change.
We say that we want new ideas so our religion to speak to each generation,
and yet when a prophet appears burning with faith and fiery revelations, we stifle him!
Shall we go down through history as the people who destroys its prophets?
Oh no, no, please. No. Brothers. Please.
This is scarcely the time for philosophical discussions.
They are more urgent problems to be considered.
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 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.
Master Nicodemus In your great faith and wisdom.
And you Joseph, most honest of men.
Can you tell us that in your heart of hearts
you believe he is the son of God? That he is equal to God.
If he is not the son of God, then who is this Jesus of Nazareth?
Is he a prophet?
Only a false prophet can assume the power of God and say,
"You persistent sinner, you are forgiven." Only God can forgive sins.
All through our history, false prophets have been the plague of Israel.
This man, while claiming to uphold the law,
perverts our most fundamental beliefs.
The Romans will not wait for us to find the answer.
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.
Brethren I agree.
We will questions him fully
and give this Jesus of Nazareth every opportunity to, to defend himself.
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.
It could be a long search, all over the city.
No one knows where he and his followers are heading. They stay no long than one night in the same place.
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 the last day or two. Where have you been?
I've been trying to think.
Trying to decide what to do.
You seem to me to be very sure of what to do...
Well, I was,
But not now.
Confused.
I always believe action, political action,
could solve everything.
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 I fit to be one of his disciples.
I...
I 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 first time you came to see me.
Let Jesus prove himself before the Sanhedrin.
It's too late.
He won't accept it.
Why? There are many influential members of the counsel who admire Jesus.
He will be fairly judged.
If he is the messiah, God will not abandon him.
If he is not, then you will have helped Israel from yet another false prophet.
Master.
We are happy to eat this Passover with you.
I have longed with all my heart to share it with you.
It is for this Passover that I came into the world.
I shall not be with you much longer.
You will look for me but, where I am going you cannot come.
Master, I will follow you wherever you go.
I will lay down my life for you.
Peter.
This very light before the cock crows twice
you will have denied three times that you even know me.
Oh Lord, never.
Never!
I will never deny you.
You will all lose faith.
Shepherds shall be struck and the sheep shall scatter.
Even if they all lose faith, I will not!
Peter
I have prayed for you
and once you have recovered you in your turn must give strength to your brothers.
Truly, I 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.
One of us?
What you are going to do? Do it quickly.
Where is he going?
I don't know.
Blessed be thou the Lord our God,
Who has blessed us with thy laws
and made bread to be sowed from the earth
for now
this will no longer 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 this break shall have eternal life.
Eat it.
For this is my body.
Do this in the remembrance of me.
From now on,
this cup will not only be a memorial and sacrament to the covenant that 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 me.
I shall not drink again from the fruit of the vine
until the day I drink it with you in my Father's kingdom.
And now I give you a new commandment
that you love one another as I have loved you.
Greater love hath no man than this,
but a man laid 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 I have forgiven.
I 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 come pass from me.
Let it be as you not I, who would have it.
This is your hour, Judas.
The hour of shadows.
Oh master.
You betray your master with a kiss.
That is the man, arrest him.
Judas!
What's happening?
You traitor!
You betrayed him!
Peter, Peter, Listen to me. The only way the master can save himself is by speaking to the Sanhedrin.
Leave him alone!
- They're going to kill him! - Jesus!
Jesus!
No, Peter!
Get away you scum!
- Arrest them all! - Zerah!
It is me you sought. You have found me. Let them go.
Take him away.
Master, we must do something! We must do something!
Where have they taken him?
Zerah
I must speak to Zerah! I must speak to Zerah!
Is he in here? They did bring him here?
Who?
Jesus!
Master Zerah please, I don't understand this man.
Zerah, Zerah, Now.
Now where is this meeting with Caiaphus? I must be there with Jesus!
Meeting? There's no meeting.
There's a trial.
Your Jesus is accused of blasphemy.
You've been an invaluable help to us, Judas.
Come and see us when all of this is over.
Well, you go what you wanted, so get out of here.
Come on, Get out of here.
Master Joseph. We were coming to find you.
This is Martha, the sister of Lazarus.
And Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Jesus has been arrested.
Yes I know. I've been called to a
meeting with the elders.
You have such great influence in the Sanhedrin.
Please, will you help?
I'll try, you know that.
I'll do what I can.
I never understood how that liar could have fooled so many people.
You were one of those who believed in him, didn't you?
Well, I admit that I believed in him, but we all believed him.
- And now that you've discovered the truth? - He said a lot of things that I like very much.
- So what? - And he did some good things.
Good things? They were tricks of the devil!
All right, all right. He knows that he was a liar and a blasphemer and he betrayed us, and now he will pay.
Come on, I'm sorry I had to wake you up at this hour.
Master Nicodemus.
Brethren! Brethren!
Brethren!
Caiaphus, that he should be found like a common thief is most unseemly of us!
Jesus, it is not our intention to treat you as a criminal.
But you are due to explain to this assembly the nature of your teachings.
What is this doctrine you and your disciples are spreading through Judea?
I have spoken openly for all the world to hear.
I 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.
Caiaphus, I've heard him preaching.
I, I 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 said must have some symbolic meaning.
I'm sure I've heard him say he could rebuild it again in two days!
Three days, Four days in here! Witnesses cannot 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 Barrabas!
The Romans don't need an excuse. We know what they have done to our people.
All of us here can remember an occasion not so many years back
when a thousand of our people were nailed to the walls of Jerusalem
because there were not enough scaffolds
to satisfy the Romans lust for blood.
None of us I'm sure wants to give any more victims to Pontius Pilate that we can prevent.
Of course not, Joseph, we're all agreed upon that.
As Caiaphus 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 of 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.
And you shall see the son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God.
Here O Israel.
The Lord, our God The Lord is one!
We have heard enough.
Let him be taken before the procurator and Pontius Pilate
in whose hands lie the final authority for trial and judgment.
Let me get closer!
They will crucify him!
The son of God! Kill him!
Scold him!
Blasphemer!
Well, what happened to him?
They're sending him to Pontius Pilate!
We know how that will end up.
Wait a minute! I know you! You were with that Jesus!
- You're one of his followers. - No, I don't know him!
But he is! Look!
And I know him. He is one of his followers!
I see him! I see him!
He's a liar. Arrest him!
I tell you I don't know him!
You are one of them. I saw him!
- What's going on here? - Here's a friend of Jesus. A disciple.
Don't let him go.
Oh please.
Mistaken. I don't know this Jesus they speak of, nor that they want rid of him.
Go.
Just keep quiet here.
Don't you know you are on sacred ground?
Hear them? Free Barrabas!
Those crazy people. They should be in here.
Your friends outside want you set free.
So you carry on with your murdering, I suppose.
I'm not a murderer.
I shouldn't be in with those two.
I'm a patriot.
You're all criminals. Don't think you're any different.
It was he who did the murder, not me!
No, he talked me into it. It was his idea.
When will it be?
When Pontius Pilate comes from Caesaria for the Passover, or whatever they call it.
Listen, You've got to let me out of here, I didn't do nothing!
Listen to me!
Free Barrabas! Free Barrsbas, please!
Free Barrabas! Free Barrabas! Free Barrabas!
You have no right to arrest him! Free Barrabas!
- Welcome- - Welcome?!
I leave for one week and I come back and I find the mob clamoring in the street and you dare to say to me welcome?
Who's this Barrabas they keep shouting about?
He's a zealot we arrested.
His followers have disturbed the crowd.
I don't think their noise will disturb my judgment.
Look, you take a hundred men and you clear the street. I'm tired.
With respect procurator...
Please, I'm so tired!
Jerusalem is full of people, there are many hotheads among them.
Yes, and they'll cool when they see the example we make of their Barrabas.
Pontius Pilate, I'm afraid there's another case of which I must cover.
Another one?
Yes, it was submitted to us by the Sanhedrin itself. It concerns a certain Galilean preacher.
Quintilius, I am not interested in their preachers nor their prophets, you know that.
Yes, of course, I know that.
The Sanhedrin whose- cooperation has been very useful to us, they consider it extremely important.
- Even urgent... - Urgent? Urgent?
I'm sorry.
Maybe next week.
But first we'll deal with Barrabas.
Pilate, there's a delegation from the Sanhedrin waiting outside,
and is lead by Zerah himself.
They have this, uh, this preacher, this Jesus of Nazareth with them. They, they want you to judge him.
Judge him? Zerah himself?
It 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 prophets.
I thinks it's wise not to offend them unnecessarily. I think you should see them.
Then have them in.
Don't stand there, bring them in.
Ah... Pilate
I'm afraid we must go to them.
We must go to them?
Yes, according to their beliefs, they must not enter the 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 peoples views on the relationship between God and the state.
Furthermore, he perverts the very heart of our religion.
I'm not concerned with people who break your religious laws.
My function as governor here is to keep the peace in the minister role of justice.
We know that procurator, but this man also threatens the established order.
If 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.
Well what else has he done?
Has he spoken against the Emperor? Has he spoken against Rome?
Well, procurator, not directly no, but...
Not directly? Then he is your problem, you'll have to judge him according to your laws.
Procurator, for us, this man Jesus is a blasphemer.
If we were a self governing nation, we would have the right to exact punishment,
which under the law of Moses is laid down for blasphemy.
He made a triumphant entry into Jerusalem, calling himself the king of the Jews.
A claim which we totally reject!
King of the Jews?
Well, whatever else he might have done, such a claim is treason.
True, true, Alright alright,
I'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?
If 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?
No, this man's no criminal.
He's a dreamer. Take him away Take him away.
Have him flogged as a token of Roman justice, that should wake him up.
Right.
Procurator.
We believers of the Sanhedrin, have always had the same aim as you.
Peaceful administration of our country for the good of people, and for many years...
Please, please, please, please Don't talk to me about the people.
As long as they obey, who cares much about your children of Israel as we do the mob in Rome?
No, 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's condemned?
Perhaps for the same reasons as you procurator if you knew him as well as we do
would also find him dangerous.
That's enough! Put his clothes back on.
From Jerusalem as the king? Look at him now!
So he's the king? The king of the Jews?
- Maybe we ought to dress him as a king! - Hey, Don't use mine, use one of those!
Wait, Over here.
Here it is.
Come on. Here we are. Turn around.
- Look at him! - Hey, hey wait a minute.
If he's the king, if he's the king, he needs a crown!
Hey Majesty, high and mighty majesty!
Oh! Look at him!
I have it!
A king's crown!
He's got his crown!
He needs a scepter! Majesty!
A perfect fit! Where's your throne, eh?
Now he's the king.
Tiberius will be getting worried!
Behold the men.
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?
You want to die?
Don't you realize that 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 honoring 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.
- Barrabas? - And Jesus.
So let the people decide.
I've made my decision.
The people will decide.
- Zerah- - Take him away!
All right, Take this one away.
Get down to the prison and bring Barrabas.
Barrabas! Remember? Barrabas!
Here, Here, Here Listen to me, Listen, You two, listen.
When I give you the que, you shout for Barrabas!
Barrabas has defending on you. Barrabas has fought for you. Don't betray him.
Shout for Barrabas!
No, we must save Jesus, he's a righteous man.
When did they arrest him? Late last night. In the garden near Gethsemane.
Gethsemane? That's near where I live.
We must be prepared. Barrabas must be freed at all costs.
Now, we put all our men. Do you understand?
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 honor of your Passover shall continue.
We have two prisoners.
One! Jesus of Nazareth.
Accused of treason by proclaiming himself king of the Jews.
Any one who shouts for that false prophet had better watch out.
Look at him, the king of the Jews. What's happened to him?
You call yourself a king?
Or.
Barrabas!
Accused of sedition and murdering a Roman auxiliary.
Free Barrsbas!
Free Barrabas! He's one of us!
Give us Barrabas!
Which of the two shall be released to you?
Jesus of Nazareth.
Guilty of proclaiming himself king of the Jews
or.
Barrabas?
Release Jesus! He is the true prophet!
Free Barrabas! God save you! Release him!
Free Barrabas!
False prophet! He betrayed us! Kill Nazarite!
Jesus! Jesus!
We want Barrabas!
Free Barrabas! Barrabas!
- Free Barrabas! - Jesus! Jesus!
Barrabas!
Jesus!
Shut up, you scum!
Realease Barrabas!
Realease him! Kill Barrabas!
We can't let him go!
- We can't let Barrabas get away! - Yes.
- Soldiers won't like that. - Move.
Pilate, you're not going to free Barrabas!
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 is sentenced
to be crucified.
Hey Look, Where's the last prisoner? Come on.
Here's the man.
Come on.
- Oh... King of the Jews. - Hurry up. This crowd worries me.
Take it.
Come on, Make room Make room! Get out of the way!
Save yourself, Jesus!
You betrayed us! You betrayed us!
Get back you scum! Come on! Come on!
He's a traitor!
He's a prophet!
You betrayed us!
Traitor!
I know that sign. It is an insult!
He is not the king of the Jews!
Those are the orders we received!
Get out of the way!
Now all of you stay back!
Father Forgive them.
They know not what they do.
If you're what you say you are,
If you're the messiah,
Why don't you save yourself?
- And us. - Leave him alone!
Don't you fear God even when you are dying?
We deserve to die.
We are receiving the just punishment for our crimes.
But this man has done nothing wrong.
Jesus.
Remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Today you will be with me in paradise.
Hey Hey Hey... You.
- She is his mother. - How can you prove it?
Hey.
She is his mother.
Go to him.
- And who are you? - Please
I'm with the family.
Is that right?
Yes, she is one of the family.
Go!
John.
Behold your mother.
Woman.
Behold your son.
He has saved others. Why can't he save himself now?
Ilee?
Listen.
Listen, He's calling on the prophet Elijah.
No, he's not calling Elijah.
He's quoting the scriptures.
Even now, nailed to the cross he quotes the scriptures.
Even now.
He was despised and rejected of men, man's sorrows and equated 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 done,
surely he has born our griefs and carried our sorrows
yet we didn't esteemed him stricken speech of god and affliction,
that he was wounded for our transgressions, he was abused for our inequities,
and through his wounds we are healed.
Yes Born again.
Father.
Into thy hands
I cometh to my in spirit.
It is completion.
Oh my god, Oh my god.
My god!
My Lord!
Please help me!
Please.
My god, my god please.
Hey you, in the family Come and take the body.
The tomb has already been provided by a prominent member of your faith who doesn't wish his name to be revealed.
Pontius Pilate gave permission before he went back to Caeseria.
Yes, yes, yes.
But you don't understand. Why should you?
It is of vital importance for us to know where his tomb is.
With all due respect why is it of such importance? The man is dead.
Well since you've asked, there have been rumors of this Jesus arising up from the dead.
And you believe this?
But it may prevail upon the superstitious.
His followers could easily remove the body secretly
and then they can talk of having witnessed the resurrection.
Therefore, can the tomb be guarded?
No, there's nothing to stop you guarding it.
No, there isn't, but it must be carried out by your Romans.
Why?
Well, if we use our own temple guards, his disciples could say that he truly rose but that his enemies denied it.
What sort of person are you if I may ask?
His death is not enough for you?
I think your procurator, if he were here,
would agree with me when I say
this Jesus could be much more dangerous now that he is dead.
Therefore I would be grateful if something could be arranged.
Very well then.
A roman guard will be posted.
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, 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 woman, let them go.
I suppose it'll be alright then.
You'll need an army to move that stone.
All right then, let's go together.
But we'll need some help.
Hey Lenchilus, wake up! Come with us.
Marcus, you watch the bridge!
Where you going?
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Jesus is not there.
Come!
Jesus is not here!
You sure?
I swear to Jupiter, Hercules and Mars!
Yes yes, you've been awake all night and haven't moved from that spot!
That's right! We were given strict orders! Nobody's been near that tomb.
And those Jewish priests or whatever they are were with us all the time!
Well then, who moved the stone?
Who is it?
It's me, Phillip!
- Did anyone follow you? - No.
Are you sure?
Of course I'm sure.
Are they still looking for us?
On every corner one sees temple guards and Roman soldiers!
This place isn't safe anymore, 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 is 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. We saw the stone was upturned.
The grave, the tomb was open.
We looked for him it was not him.
You mean the master's body wasn't there?
- Had 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.
It was then that I saw it was Jesus.
I 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.
I tell you I 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.
Even when the master raised Girus'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 happened 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 accuse Judas of being the traitor, but we all betrayed him.
We all abandoned him.
At least our brothers in the Sanhedrin didn't know him.
The Romans
didn't know him.
But we ate with him.
We lived with him.
We knew that he was the Christ!
And still we betrayed him.
Brothers, can't you see?
Thomas.
You asked me if I believe he is risen.
Yes I do,
for I 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 come in the night, removed the stone, and taken away the body.
Impossible! I had guards here as you requested!
And your priests were here, too.
Now it begins.
It all begins.
It was written,
"The son of man will suffer,
and on the third day will rise again from the dead to enter into 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.
Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Teach them the gospel and the commands I gave you.
Now, I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father.
Oh Lord, stay with us.
For the night is falling,
and the day is all full.
Don't be afraid.
I am with you everyday until the end of time.