[ man narrating ] previously on the bible:
[ man ] in the beginning,
God created the heavens and the earth.
And god said,
"let there be light."
Adam and eve disobeyed god and ate the forbidden fruit.
Since then, since cain killed abel,
God has seen too much evil in human hearts.
God warned me. He told me to build a boat.
[ abraham ] god has spoken to me.
He will lead us to a new home.
He has promised descendants as numerous as the stars.
- [ groaning ] - aah!
- Who are you? - My name is moses.
[ moses ] god has sent me to set you free.
[ joshua ] the lord brought us out from egypt.
He promised us this land!
Soon it will be ours!
[ david ] jerusalem, our new home.
[ man ] david, you have forged god's nation on earth.
[ shouts ]
[ samuel ] god has forsaken you.
He wants a man after his own heart.
[ crying ]
[ man ] I believe your son
Is the promised king of his people.
What is his name?
Jesus.
His name is jesus.
[ john the baptist ] there is one to come,
Greater than me.
I'm just a voice in the wilderness
Preparing the way for the--
Lord.
- Soon we go to jerusalem. - It's too dangerous.
[ caiaphas ] this agitator from galilee,
He's trouble.
- Where is he headed? - Towards the temple, high priest.
God will bring his wrath down upon all of us,
And who knows what pilate will do?
Sir, a jew has been causing trouble in the temple.
You cannot serve god and money.
If the disturbances that took place today are repeated tomorrow,
I will shut the temple immediately.
Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days.
[ man ] he threatens to destroy the temple.
We remove this man, or the romans destroy everything.
- Execute? - Yes.
The life of one peasant...
For the future of god's nation.
I will not fall away.
Peter, you will deny me three times.
- No! - Run, jesus!
Run!
Tell caiaphas we have jesus.
Jesus has been arrested. Arrested?
- Are you the son of god? - I am.
Blasphemer!
[ door clangs ]
[ footsteps approaching ]
Your passover robes, high priest.
The sentence is death, but it cannot be by stoning.
It's the penalty for blasphemy.
The crowds--
He has thousands of supporters.
It could be disastrous. I dare not risk it.
Pilate.
Pilate can do it. He has the authority.
Why would the romans execute jesus?
Pilate is charged with keeping peace in judaea.
It's in our common interest.
I must make him see that.
[ crowd chattering ]
Let it be known jesus of nazareth has been tried...
By the supreme court of elders.
And he has been found guilty of blasphemy...
And of threatening to destroy the temple.
What do you want with him?
Just to talk.
[ coins jingle ]
The sentence...
Is death.
[ crowd exclaiming ]
You! Take back your money!
You.
I've seen you before. You know him.
No.
I don't know him.
You called him rabbi.
He has nothing to do with me.
[ woman ] you know him. I've seen you with him.
I don't know him.
[ grunts, groans ]
[ jesus ] peter,
You will deny me three times.
[ crying ]
Don't be afraid.
[ malchus ] take him to pilate.
[ cock crowing ]
Where's my wife? It's late.
[ woman ] please, master. Come quickly.
[ woman sobbing ]
Claudia, what?
[ sobbing ] I--
I saw a man...
In a dream.
A man being beaten...
And killed.
An innocent man!
A holy man.
A good man.
Help your lady back to bed. No!
It was you who killed him.
[ sobbing ]
[ crowd chattering ]
[ jesus ] one of you here...
Will betray me.
[ branch creaks ] [ groaning ]
Sir, the high priest caiaphas and his elders are here to see you.
[ sighs ]
[ caiaphas ] prefect, good morning.
Prefect, we need your help.
We have convicted a dangerous criminal.
His sentence must be death.
So? Execute him.
We cannot.
This close to passover,
It would make us impure.
So do it after passover.
He is an immediate threat...
Not only to us, but to you.
This is a tense time...
When my people celebrate...
Their deliverance from past oppressors.
He claims to be our king...
And is whipping up the crowds into a rebellion,
A rebellion that could tear jerusalem apart.
Caesar would not be pleased.
- His name. - Jesus of nazareth.
You better not be wasting my time.
I'll see the prisoner.
[ crowd chattering ]
[ children exclaiming ]
You! Stop, please.
Please wait! Please!
You know jesus. You spoke to him.
Please, where's my son?
He's gone. Gone? Where?
[ mary magdalene ] no. Please.
The romans have him. The romans?
He's never said anything against rome.
[ chains jangling ]
So,
Tell me who you are.
Are you the king of the jews?
Are you asking,
Or is it a question coming from others?
Are you a king?
That's what your own people and chief priest...
Tell me you claim to be.
My kingdom...
Is not of this world.
If it were,
My servants would fight my arrest.
My kingdom is from another place.
[ cup splashes in water ]
You are a king then.
You say that I am a king.
I have been born...
And come into the world...
To testify to the truth.
Everyone on the side of truth...
Listens to me.
Truth?
What is truth?
[ door slams ]
That's him.
The man I saw in the dream. That's him!
They want him crucified.
You can't.
They say he could start a revolution.
You mustn't!
If I don't,
Caiaphas will blame any rebellion on me.
Caesar will see it as my failure.
He's warned me once. He's not going to warn me again.
I'll be finished.
We'll be finished.
[ crowd murmuring ]
He's guilty of nothing more than being deluded.
He has broken the law.
Your law, not caesar's.
Get him out and teach him some respect.
Forty lashes.
[ caiaphas ] forty lashes?
Nothing more?
Prefect,
We cannot be held responsible...
For what the people may do today...
With their eyes on god...
If you release a man...
Who has broken our sacred laws.
The people?
Caesar decrees...
I can release a prisoner at passover.
Let the people decide which of the prisoners I hold...
Will be crucified.
[ crowd chattering ]
[ soldier ] come on!
[ soldier shouts ]
Move your feet! Come on!
Here! Quickly!
What have they done to him?
[ gasping ] they're going to kill him!
[ whimpering ]
It's as if he knows this must happen.
[ sobbing ]
- [ soldier shouts ] - [ groaning ]
[ gasps ]
[ ragged breathing ]
- [ groans ] - [ mary sobs ]
[ groans ]
[ whip cracks ] [ jesus groans ]
[ shouts ]
[ screams ]
[ groaning continues ]
[ mary sobbing ]
- [ soldier shouts ] - [ groans ]
[ groaning ]
[ sobbing ]
[ gasping ]
[ crowd murmuring ]
[ ragged breathing ]
[ men laughing ]
So you're a king.
[ laughing ]
Every king needs a crown.
[ groaning ]
[ men laughing ]
Get up!
[ laughter continues ]
[ crowd chattering ]
Let them in.
Yes. You. You and you.
You. Go on.
Yes. You.
- Wait there. - No, not you. Back. Back.
No! Step back! Not you. Back.
No pushing! [ woman ] let us through.
- Let me through! - [ sobs ]
Back! No. No.
Yes. No.
[ crowd muttering ]
[ man ] close the gates!
Hey! Mary! Mary, move.
Move. Let's go.
[ shouting ]
[ crowd quiets ]
Today, passover begins.
And your emperor, tiberius caesar,
Makes you a gesture of good will--
The release of a prisoner--
[ gasps ] chosen by you.
I give you a choice.
Barabbas--
A dangerous agitator,
A common murderer.
Or this preacher,
Who claims to be your king.
[ whimpering ]
He is not our king!
[ crowd laughing ]
We have no king but caesar.
You must decide.
[ crowd murmuring ] we choose barabbas.
- Free barabbas. - Barabbas.
[ crowd muttering ]
Free barabbas. Barabbas.
[ man ] he's one of us.
Give us barabbas!
Release barabbas! Free barabbas!
[ crowd shouting ] barabbas! Barabbas!
Jesus!
[ crowd shouting ] barabbas! Barabbas!
You choose a murderer?
[ man ] give us barabbas!
[ crowd cheering ]
Do it!
- [ soldier ] let's go. - [ crowd shouting ]
And the prophet?
How could this blasphemer be our king?
- [ man ] he's a liar! - [ man #2 ] he's not our king!
- [ man #3 ] crucify him! - [ crowd muttering ]
[ man ] crucify him! Kill him!
[ crowd chanting ] crucify him!
- Spare him! - Save him!
- Kill him! - Crucify him!
Put him out of his misery!
[ crowd clamoring ]
- Crucify him! - Crucify him!
[ man ] crucify him!
How can you condemn this man and spare a murderer?
Crucify him!
Blasphemer!
Crucify him! [ woman ] crucify him!
[ clamoring continues ]
Very well.
Crucify him!
[ sobs ]
[ clamoring continues ] [ woman ] crucify the blasphemer!
Let him die!
No!
You! Get back!
Get back, you! [ soldiers shouting ]
[ crowd murmuring ] [ jesus gasping ]
[ groans, gasping ]
[ ragged breathing ]
[ man ] release him!
- Move! - [ horse whinnies ]
[ cries out ]
[ gasping ]
[ groans ]
[ man ] roman scum!
How can they treat him like this?
[ sobbing ]
John, I need to see him.
I need to see my son. [ soldier ] get back!
Get back! [ shouts ]
Move away! [ groans ]
Get back!
[ soldier ] move them back!
[ crowd muttering, muffled, distant ]
[ ragged breathing ]
[ gasping ]
[ crowd shouting ] hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!
[ no audible dialogue ]
[ whip cracks ] move on!
[ woman ] this is so wrong. How can they treat him that way?
Get back there!
[ man ] roman murderers!
- [ blow lands ] - [ groaning ]
No! Jesus! Somebody help him!
Show him mercy!
No!
[ soldiers shouting ] get back! Stay back!
My son.
Don't be afraid.
Everything is possible with god.
Move forward!
Jesus! Jesus!
Please, she's his mother!
[ groans ]
Hey!
Get back! Further back!
Get back!
[ man ] somebody help him!
[ groaning ]
[ soldiers shouting ] [ crowd clamoring ]
[ man ] release him! Please!
You!
Help him carry the cross.
Move!
My lord.
[ gasping ]
[ crowd clamoring ]
[ caiaphas ] what will the sign on his cross say, prefect?
Put in aramaic, latin and greek--
"jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews."
He was never our king.
It must read, "this man said...
'I am the king of the jews.'"
It stays as I've commanded. The king of the jews.
- [ crowd clamoring ] - [ soldiers shouting ]
[ grunting ]
[ man ] cowards!
[ soldier ] get away!
Get away!
[ gasping ]
[ horns blowing in distance ]
[ horns continue ]
[ bleats ]
My lord. Bless you.
- Thank you. - [ sheep bleating ]
[ soldiers laughing ] come on!
Come on! Move!
[ soldier chattering ] move it!
Move! [ soldier grunts ]
Come on! Hey, come on!
[ laughing ]
Faster! Move!
[ laughing ] come on!
[ panting ]
[ gasping ]
You! Leave! Leave!
Move!
[ soldier ] come on, king.
Come on!
[ laughing ]
Come on. Come on!
Come on. [ laughing ]
[ all laughing ]
[ chattering, laughing ]
[ laughter continues ]
Get him up on the cross!
[ gasping ]
[ soldier ] come on!
No further.
[ gasps ]
[ soldiers grunting ]
[ gasping, groaning ]
[ sobbing ]
Secure the ropes.
[ gasping, shuddering ]
[ screams ]
[ hammer strikes ] [ jesus screams ]
[ screams ]
[ hammer strikes ] [ jesus screams ]
[ soldier grunts ] [ screams ]
[ soldier grunts ]
- [ soldier grunts ] - [ soldier #2 ] faster!
- [ hammer strikes ] - [ screaming ]
[ groaning ]
[ hammer strikes ] [ jesus screams ]
You'll live to regret this.
Hardly the first jew we've killed.
He was different.
He was chosen by the gods.
He thought he was.
He'll be forgotten in a week.
[ soldier shouts ] get him up there!
Steady! Come on!
[ soldiers muttering ]
[ sobbing ]
Steady!
[ wood creaking ]
[ gasps ]
[ crying ]
[ sobbing ]
[ gasping ]
[ crying ]
My son.
[ soldier ] king of the jews!
Can you see the temple from there?
[ laughter ] leave him!
[ laughing ]
[ jesus ] father!
Father!
Forgive them,
For they know not what they do.
[ thunder rumbling ]
[ gasping ]
[ rumbling continues ]
You first.
Bad luck.
Aren't you the messiah?
Why don't you save yourself and us?
Our punishment is just,
But this man...
Has done nothing wrong.
Remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Truly I say to you,
Today,
You will be with me in paradise.
Mother,
This is your son.
John,
This is your mother.
My god.
Why have you forsaken me?
I thirst.
♪ [ chanting in hebrew ]
[ crying ]
[ sobbing ]
[ gasping ]
[ thunder rumbling ]
[ wind blowing ]
It's finished.
♪ [ chanting continues ]
[ clattering ]
[ ground rumbling ]
[ wind howling ]
Father,
Into your hands...
I commend my spirit.
[ priests gasping ]
Claudia! This is an omen!
[ people screaming in distance ]
[ ground rumbling ]
[ crowd screaming ]
[ thunder rumbling ]
[ whimpering ]
Take the body away.
Wait!
I have an order from pontius pilate.
This body is ours.
Give it to them.
♪ [ man chanting in hebrew ]
♪ [ chanting continues ]
♪ [ ends ]
[ boulder rolling ]
[ footsteps marching in distance ]
[ people chattering in distance ]
[ sighs ]
Where were you?
You were supposed to be his rock.
I failed him.
Now I can't ask him to forgive me.
[ crowd chattering ] [ children shouting ]
Come back if you need anything.
I will.
Have a safe journey back to galilee.
Bless you.
[ sheep bleating ]
[ gasps ]
[ wind rushing ]
Who are you looking for?
If you've taken him, tell me where he is.
Mary.
Teacher?
Go and tell our brothers...
I am here.
[ narrator ] next time on the bible.
The tomb is open. I saw him!
Peter?
He hasn't gone. He's back.
Because you see me,
You believe.
No, this isn't real.
[ jesus ] thomas, stop doubting.
It is you.
[ jesus ] when the holy spirit comes to you,
You will receive power.
In the name of jesus christ, rise up and walk.
Jesus did this!
They're shouting that wretched man's name again!
You will be silent,
Or you will be silenced.
[ man ] blasphemer!
[ crowd shouting ]
We are not afraid of death.
[ caiaphas ] paul of tarsus.
I could flush this scum out for you.
Tell all your friends that I,
Paul of tarsus,
Will find you!
- Whoa! Whoa! - [ horse whinnying ]
Who are you?
Tell me who you are!
Forgive me. I've wronged god.
Shh. Shh, shh. [ gasping ]
[ jesus ] the door is open to everyone.
You must come with us.
We rejoice in our suffering.
James!
No!
[ jesus ] there will be no more death...
Or mourning...
Or crying...
Or pain.
Something must survive.
If not me, then my words at least. Hmm?
I am coming soon.
♪ [ woman vocalizing ]
[ crowd clamoring ]
[ soldier ] get back!
[ clamoring continues ]
[ man narrating ] previously on the bible:
Back!
[ soldier shouts ]
[ male voice ] mary, you will soon give birth to a son--
The son of god.
[ wise man ] a star shall come out of jacob,
And a scepter shall rise out of israel.
[ crying ]
I believe your son
Is the promised king of his people.
What is his name?
Jesus.
His name is jesus.
[ john ] there is one to come greater than me.
I'm just a voice in the wilderness, preparing the way for the--
Lord.
Get up and walk.
This agitator from galilee-- he's trouble.
[ man ] they say this jesus has raised a man from the dead.
God will bring his wrath down upon all of us,
And who knows what pilate will do?
[ shouting ]
[ soldier ] sir, a jew has been causing trouble in the temple.
You cannot serve god and money.
If the disturbances that took place today are repeated tomorrow,
I will shut the temple immediately.
Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days.
[ man ] he threatens to destroy the temple.
We remove this man, or the romans destroy everything.
- Execute? - Yes.
The life of one peasant for the future of god's nation.
[ woman ] you'll live to regret this.
He'll be forgotten in a week.
My son!
[ jesus ] the spirit is willing,
But the flesh is weak.
[ soldier laughing ]
Father! Forgive them,
For they know not what they do.
[ women screaming ]
Where were you? You were supposed to be his rock.
I failed him. Now I can't ask him to forgive me.
Mary.
I am here.
[ footsteps marching ]
[ mary magdalene ] peter. Peter!
Everyone. The tomb is open.
He's alive. What?
I saw him.
That's not possible.
No. I saw him.
Mary, maybe it was someone else.
You think I'm mad.
Peter, see the tomb for yourself.
Please.
[ john ] peter?
Now do you believe me?
[ wind rushes ]
But he's gone.
Gone?
No.
He's back.
[ people chattering ]
[ man ] yes, very fresh. The bread is fresh.
Thank you.
A cup. I need a cup and some wine.
What happened?
His body.
His blood.
"I am the way,
The truth
And the life."
No.
No, this isn't real.
Lord.
Thomas.
Stop doubting
And believe.
It is you.
Because you see me,
You believe.
Blessed are those
Who have not seen me
And yet have believed.
[ wind gusting ]
When the holy spirit comes to you,
You'll receive power.
The power of the holy spirit
Can be with you all, wherever you are.
Go into the world
And preach the gospel to all creation.
Peace be with you.
[ wind rushing ]
[ chattering ]
[ narrator ] it's 50 days since passover--
The day jesus was crucified.
Now thousands of jewish pilgrims come to jerusalem
For the festival of pentecost.
[ chattering ]
Must be christians.
Any sign of jesus' followers?
No.
I assume they've all gone back to galilee.
Do you?
Just make sure your men are ready.
If they return, you have to deal with them.
I cannot call upon the romans again.
[ murmurs ]
[ chattering ]
There he is.
Stephen.
We're glad you're here, brother.
This way.
We must be careful though. They're watching us.
[ peter ] john, I'm glad you're all safe.
It's good to see you again, stephen.
Matthew.
What form will it take?
When will it come?
Jesus said all we had to do is ask.
I have been asking. Every day.
The holy spirit will come when the time is right.
I think we should pray together.
[ peter ] our father, who is in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
- [ wind rushing ] - as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation-- [ shutters rattling ]
But deliver us from evil.
[ wind whistling ]
- [ woman exclaims ] - [ man ] what's happening?
[ man ] the wind! The clouds!
- [ wind howling ] - [ shutters banging ]
[ speaking greek ]
[ speaking foreign languages ]
[ foreign language ]
[ speaking latin ]
[ all speaking foreign languages ]
- [ foreign languages continue ] - [ man ] listen.
[ foreign language ]
[ foreign languages continue ]
[ chuckling ]
[ stephen ] how can we speak those languages?
The holy spirit. He is with us.
[ all gasping, exclaiming ]
[ chuckling ]
[ crowd chattering ]
Thank you. Thank you.
My brothers, come hear the word.
[ bowl, coins clatter ]
Thank you, sister. Thank you.
[ peter ] mary?
[ jesus ] when the holy spirit comes to you, you'll receive power.
I don't have silver or gold.
But what I have I will give you.
[ breathing deeply ]
In the name of jesus christ,
Our lord and savior,
Rise up
And walk.
[ woman ] come and see this. Huh? Huh?
[ crowd gasps, murmuring ]
[ crowd exclaiming ]
[ man ] it's amazing.
Do you think he is healed by our power?
It is through jesus. He did not die.
He is still with us.
It is his power that made this man walk.
Jesus did this.
[ stephen ] jesus did this.
Jesus did this!
[ man ] jesus did this!
[ crowd clamoring ] jesus did this!
[ crowd ] jesus!
Jesus did this!
Jesus!
Jesus did this!
Jesus did this. [ man ] jesus!
[ crowd ] jesus did this! Jesus did this!
What are they saying?
They're shouting that wretched man's name again.
[ malchus ] they say he cured the beggar.
Bring the ringleaders to me.
And that lying beggar.
[ soldier ] this way.
There. Sit down.
[ soldier #2 ] get down. Don't move.
How many have they turned today?
We think 5,000.
[ caiaphas ] 5,000.
Tell me,
Why did you think it would be acceptable
To preach in the name of a dead heretic?
Jesus isn't dead.
He lives.
He was executed. He is dead.
This man walks today only through the power of jesus christ.
Really?
He has been lame since birth.
Yes. I see.
You are not allowed to speak of this beggar
Or your dead messiah
From this moment on.
It is the truth.
- We have a duty to speak it. - Duty?
Duty?
I have a duty
To our temple, to our nation,
To our god!
I also have the law.
I have the power,
And I have you here.
You will be silent,
Or you will be silenced.
Take them away.
Right, come on!
We are not afraid of death.
Be baptized in the name of jesus christ.
You can all be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins.
He was crucified, but he rose from the dead!
Impossible! Don't listen to him.
Why do you resist jesus?
He is your savior.
The way to everlasting life!
Jesus is dead!
And you'll go the same way.
- Blasphemer! - No!
Jesus is alive.
They tried to kill him, but they failed.
He is a true prophet.
Our messiah!
What do you know about the prophets?
Your prophet put himself above the law.
This boy knows nothing.
I know the scriptures!
Really?
Then you'll know deuteronomy.
Because he sought
To entice you away from the lord, your god,
"your hand shall be the first against him,
And you shall stone him with stones
Until he dies!"
[ crowd shouting ]
[ groans ]
[ crowd shouting, muffled ]
[ ragged breathing ]
[ groans ]
I see the heavens opening.
[ crowd shouting, muffled ]
And the son of man standing at the right hand of god.
[ footsteps approaching ]
Paul of tarsus. Yes, high priest.
That incident today could have started a riot.
He was a heretic.
He was trying to lead our people away from god. He got what he deserved.
It was the will of the people.
Was it really?
Perhaps
You and I
Might serve the people's will together.
Hmm?
I could flush this scum out for you,
But I need help.
What do you need?
Men.
Money.
Letters of introduction from you.
Malchus.
My servant is at your disposal.
[ chattering ]
[ man ] let us eat.
We are blessed to receive--
- Brothers and sisters. - [ man ] thank you.
Our lord jesus,
On the night of his betrayal,
Took bread.
And when he'd given thanks, he broke the bread.
[ dog barking ] [ footsteps approaching ]
Welcome, friend. Please.
Sit with us and eat.
Trust me,
I am not your friend.
- Take them. - [ dog barking ]
[ shouting, muttering ]
[ groaning ]
Stay there. Don't move.
Go, go, go. Quickly.
[ paul of tarsus ] go on, run away!
This way!
Tell all your friends,
All you followers of jesus,
That I, paul of tarsus, will find you!
[ groaning ]
God
Is on my side!
- [ soldiers shouting ] - [ woman screaming ]
[ shouting ]
[ water splashing ] [ man gasping ]
[ gasping ]
Where did they go?
Suddenly no one's talking about jesus.
I don't believe they've just given up on him.
So...
Where are they?
I don't know. I swear.
[ gasping, coughing ]
Damascus.
Someone said damascus.
I don't know why they run from me.
They should be grateful I'm saving them from god's judgment.
Do they even care about god? No.
They abandoned god to follow this dirty, uneducated scum.
Go on, hah!
[ whinnying ]
Whoa! Whoa!
[ whinnying ] [ groans ]
Who are you?
Tell me who you are!
I am jesus,
Whom you persecute.
No!
Jesus is dead.
No! No!
[ groaning, gasping ]
[ groaning ]
My eyes. I'm blind.
[ whimpering ]
[ wind rushes ]
Lord?
Ananias.
Go to the street called straight.
Ask for a man they call
Paul of tarsus.
Paul?
But he beats us.
He arrests your followers everywhere.
I have chosen him to proclaim my name to the world--
To the gentiles,
Their kings
And the sons of israel.
Go.
[ door opens ]
[ paul ] who's there?
Who are you?
Speak.
I am one of those you want to destroy.
[ ragged breathing ]
Forgive me.
[ sobbing ] I've wronged you.
I've wronged god.
My soul is on fire.
Help me.
[ jesus ] I have chosen him to proclaim my name to the world.
[ sobbing ]
- Shh. - [ gasping ]
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
I am sent by god.
For you.
[ sobbing ]
I know you.
You came to my house.
No.
No. No. Don't leave me.
No. Don't leave me.
Shh.
[ gasping ]
I, ananias,
Baptize you, paul, in the name of jesus christ,
For he has chosen you to change the world in his name.
In the name of jesus christ.
[ wind whistling ]
[ malchus ] they say that paul of tarsus has recovered from his blindness
And joined the galileans.
I'll find him for you.
And then?
Will I have to send someone after you?
No.
Let them go.
As gamaliel said, if this is man's work,
It will not succeed.
If it is god's,
We cannot fight it.
[ narrator ] paul may have converted,
But there are still many keen to stamp out jesus' followers.
[ man ] bring him out.
[ narrator ] the disciple james, brother of john,
Has been captured by the authorities.
John.
[ soldier ] keep back.
[ sword unsheathes ]
- [ crowd gasping, muttering ] - [ soldier shouts ]
No!
- [ matthew ] come on. - [ soldier ] get rid of him.
John.
Come on. We must leave jerusalem.
[ mary magdalene ] jesus brought us here.
He died here for us.
It is too dangerous. If we stay, we will all die.
I'm not afraid of death.
None of us are.
But thomas is right.
We can't speak of jesus if we're dead.
Travel safely, my friends.
[ mary ] john, I know it is hard to part from the people you love,
But you are not alone.
You never will be.
[ sobbing, exhales ]
Much has changed.
Where will you go?
North, probably.
To ephesus.
[ exhales ]
Good luck.
We will meet again, peter.
On earth or in heaven.
[ narrator ] driven from jerusalem,
The disciples become missionaries--
Apostles--
Spreading the seeds of a new faith far and wide.
[ crowd cheering ]
[ cheering ]
[ children laughing, chattering ]
[ narrator ] no one goes further than paul.
[ people chattering ]
He converts hundreds across the mediterranean.
- [ man, indistinct ] - thank you.
But his previous life as a persecutor haunts him.
Paul of tarsus.
[ people murmuring ]
We know who you are.
That's him.
I mean you no harm.
I have friends in damascus.
You paid them a visit. You meant them plenty of harm.
I've changed.
I was blind. Now I can see.
Liar.
[ muttering ]
I did what I did because I was certain I was right.
That I knew what god wanted.
As you are certain now.
But then jesus came to me.
Not in righteous anger or in judgment,
But
In love.
And without love, we are nothing.
Love is-is patient.
Love is kind.
It is not jealous. It does not boast.
It is not proud.
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It keeps no records of wrongs. It-it--
It rejoices with the truth.
It bears all things.
It believes all things.
It hopes all things. It endures all things.
When everything else disappears,
Faith, hope and love remain.
But the greatest of these
Is love.
What is your name?
Luke.
Come with me, luke.
I can't do this alone.
Peter.
You have done so much.
I am proud of you, my fisher of men.
My lord.
I've done what you told me.
We preach your word throughout judaea.
That is just the beginning.
There are many across the world
Who will want to hear you.
Without you,
It's just-- [ knocking ]
[ man ] open up in the name of rome.
[ knocking ]
Answer it.
Remember.
[ knocking ]
The door is open to everyone.
You must come with us.
Centurion cornelius wants you.
[ jesus ] remember. The door is open to everyone.
[ door opens ]
An angel came to me
And told me to find you,
To listen to all you have to say.
Please, save me.
I'm just a man like you.
It's jesus who can save you.
Come.
[ water splashing ]
I, peter,
Baptize you, cornelius,
In the name of the father, the son
And the holy spirit.
[ narrator ] cornelius is the first roman
To be baptized in the name of jesus christ.
Thank you. You are welcome.
Come with me.
All of you.
Everyone who believes in jesus,
Receive forgiveness in his name.
Everyone.
[ jesus ] peter.
Come with me,
And I will make you a fisher of men.
What are we going to do?
Change the world.
[ soldiers chattering ]
[ narrator ] the disciples take the gospel to the world's great cities--
Antioch, corinth, rome--
Bringing hope to the oppressed.
I bring good news that will relieve your suffering.
News of a great teacher.
Jesus christ.
Open your hearts to jesus...
And you will have everlasting life.
[ groans ]
- [ soldier ] come here! - [ soldier #2 ] get him out of there!
- [ man, indistinct ] - [ peter shouting ]
[ groaning ]
[ narrator ] but preaching of a new kingdom
Threatens those in power.
[ blows landing ] [ soldier ] who are you?
[ paul ] brothers and sisters,
We rejoice in our suffering--
[ groaning ]
Because we know that suffering
Produces perseverance,
Perseverance creates character--
[ soldiers grunting ]
[ kicks landing ]
And character hope.
[ groans ]
[ narrator ] christian tradition says
All the disciples die for their cause.
Peter is crucified in rome upside down.
[ screaming ]
Matthew is killed in ethiopia...
[ screaming ]
Thomas in southern india...
And john is poisoned in rome.
Paul.
They're coming for you.
Take these. Something must survive.
If not me, then my words at least.
Go. Go.
I fought a good fight.
I finished the race.
[ knocking ]
And I kept the faith. [ pounding ]
[ door breaks open ]
[ narrator ] paul is beheaded by the romans,
But his words live on.
His letters form nearly half of the new testament.
But the final chapter is yet to be written.
[ coughs gasps ]
[ coughing ]
The romans fail to kill john.
In frustration, they exile him to a penal colony in greece.
An island called patmos.
[ bird chirping ]
Here, john lives out his days
And writes revelation,
The last book of the bible.
[ john ] the people today--
They called you king.
They think you are the messiah.
Who do you think I am?
You are the son of god.
What if he's not the one? We're risking our lives. For what?
He has shown us his power. We must have faith in him.
[ jesus ] don't be afraid.
Trust in god.
Trust in me also.
You know the way to where I'm going.
We don't know where you're going. How can we know the way?
I am the way,
The truth...
And the life.
[ jesus ] I am the alpha...
And the omega.
The first...
And the last.
The beginning...
And the end.
[ sobbing ]
My lord.
I had been expecting death to come.
There will be no more death...
Or mourning or crying...
Or pain.
I am making everything new.
Yes.
I am coming soon.
May the grace of the lord...
Be with all god's people.
Amen.
[ choir ] ♪ amen
♪ [ woman vocalizing ]