It was amazing! I've been fishing forfour years, I've never seen a catch so big...
More...
So, there were miracles were they?
And a big catch inspired by a prophet, what's his name, Jesus? Get out!
He's staying with Simon Peter, you know him? The fisherman?
Yes, he owes me back taxes, doesn't he?
Move!
Well, well, well...
Well, ifthere's been a big catch, he can pay, can't he?
The kingdom ofheaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.
A man finds it, and in his joy spends everything he has to buy that field.
It'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 fisherman.
Well, the kingdom ofheaven is like a net. A great net thrown into the sea.
Suddenly it is filled, it's almost bursting!
You have to call to the other boats to come and help! Everyone is working together, happy, excited!
It's a time for joy, for rejoicing in what God has freely given.
But one day, God will ask you to account forthe gift he has given.
Be prepared.
The kingdom is at hand.
Rabbi. You say that the kingdom ofheaven is at hand,
but when exactly will it come?
When you see the clouds moving from the East,
you say the rain is coming, and so it is.
When the desert wind blows, you say it will be hot, and it is.
All of you can read the signs of the earth and the sky.
How is it you can't read the signs ofthe times?
The kingdom of heaven is here, now.
What's he doing here? It's Matthew, the tax collector! Get him out!
- Peter, yourfriend Matthew is here! - Get out!
Bloodsucking tax collector! There's no place for you here!
Out of my house! You scum! Filth!
No Simon, don't! Simon, look! I will not have it defiled by you!
I 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 orteacher orwhatever he is.
Am I allowed to speak with him?
Get out of my house.
You seem to be most unwelcome here.
I don't know your name, but I know what you do.
Levi, or Matthew, I'm known by both names.
And by others...
I see you and I must meet in a place where both of us are welcome.
Is your own house far?
Why do you ask?
I should like to have supperwith you tonight.
You would enterthe house of a sinner?
I would enter any house where I am welcome...
He's here!
Wait! What are you doing? Be careful! That's my property!
Help me. I've been this way for 20 years.
It is the curse of God-punishment for my sins and my parents' sins.
Your sins are forgiven you.
Rabbi, you must not speak so!
That's blasphemy, only God can forgive sins.
Which ofthese is easier,
to say your sins are forgiven, orto rise up and walk home?
The Son ofMan has the powerto forgive sins.
Rise and walk home.
He doesn't seem to realize the scandal it would cause! Peter, you tell him!
- I've told him... - Well, tell him again! The whole place is talking about it!
- Meeting some Pharisees, I suppose. - Who evaded the law!
Tax collectors cannot even enterthe synagogue. And anyone who associates with them is as defiled as they are.
- Yes, according to the Pharisees! - But yes...
That's their argument. Peter, tell him again.
I've told him! What do you want from me?
I said Matthew was my bloodsucking enemy. I hate Matthew! But all
Jesus would say was, "Well, why don't you join us as well."
Andrew.
Andrew, I'm not like you.
I'm not a follower of priests and prophets.
I'm a fisherman. I 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 boat.
Go on! Follow him!
But leave me!
Come on. You can't talk to him when he's like this.
Come on, Phillip.
This is where I belong.
Master!
It's a scandal for you to eat with these people! Don't you know who they are?
We've lived our lives honorably. Made sacrifices to keep the law.
They are thieves, whores. Violent and godless people.
And now you sit and eat with such people, who spend their lives in orgies and perversions!
I've not come to call the virtuous to repentance, but the sinners,
and they might enterthe kingdom ofheaven before you...
Listen, Master! If you go and eat with these people they will contaminate you.
The whole town will abandon you!
James, the heart ofthe Lord is mercy.
He's here.
Quiet!
Peace be with you.
Thank you,
for coming to my house.
Rabbi, you are welcome.
Welcome Rabbi.
- Move! - No, no, no, don't move. I prepared.
Why? This is my brotherJames. He's in the same business I am.
I drink to you and all here.
Rabbi, we want to hear yourwords
Please speak to us!
No, no, no, no, no! Let's eat first!
No! Let him decide.
No, no.
I'd like to tell you a story.
Sit down! Sit down!
A certain man had two sons.
And one day the younger ofthese 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 afterthis, a great famine swept overthe land,
and the boy began to starve.
He persuaded a farmerto hire him to feed his pigs,
but he was so hungry that 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 had enough food, and to spare.
And here I am starving to death.
I will go home, and ask my father to hire me as one ofhis 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! I have sinned against Heaven and you.
I am not worthy to be called your son."
But his father called forthe 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 fattest 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 ofthe 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, 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 I disobeyed you!
And in all that time, you've never even gave me so much as a goat so that I could have a feast with my friends.
My younger brother comes back, having spent all your money on harlots
and for him you kill the fattest calf!
Please, said the father.
Please. Try to understand.
You are always with me, everything I have is yours.
But it is right to celebrate.
Your brotherwas dead and is alive again.
He was lost, and is found."
Forgive me master.
I am...
I'm just a stupid man.
Free the man! He is innocent!
He's a man of God!
Free John the Prophet!
Free the man!
John!
John?
What is it you want from me?
Is it just a matter of my violating the marriage vows?
Is that it?
Because I don't mind to repent that, John.
Hmm... Will that satisfy you?
You think it makes me happy to see you rotting away in the dark in there with a howling gang outside the walls?
Why don't you listen to reason?
There's work for you here in this wretched kingdom.
Lfit's power you want, you can have power.
Powerto build, not to break.
My task has been to prepare the way forthe one who shall wearthe crown.
Who is this man? This prophet from Galili? Is he the one I ought to be talking to?
Do not fearthe toppling of yourthrone.
Before kingdoms change, men must change.
Ah, you say that, yes, but I've been listening to those fools outside.
What leaders intend and what their followers are after are not one and the same thing.
That crowd of yours needs someone to control it.
John, ifl set you free,
what would you do with yourfreedom?
I would follow the one whose way I have prepared,
just like many others who already follow him.
But you will not set me free.
Herod!
I was wrong.
Yes.
I was wrong.
The curse of God is upon us.
Release John.
Yes, send him away. Send him away. Send him to Egypt. You're right.
What harm can he do us there, after all.
Yes, tomorrow.
Yes, tomorrow on your birthday.
What better present could you give yourselfto your people?
A great gesture of clemency.
I see, I see!
Oh, what a remarkable woman you are! How quickly your heart changes!
Once he was free, and had gone to Egypt, he just might meet with a some unfortunate accident.
What imagination, by seeing how fast yourthoughts travel.
Imagination? You know I can always read your mind.
Don't forget I can read your mind too, my lord.
Herod.
What present shall you give on your birthday?
What do you think I would like most?
Salome?
You see, I can read your mind.
Welcome to our shores! Come save us!
He's here!
Take her away. Back to Capernaum.
Do no think that I have come to bring peace on earth.
I've come not to bring peace
but a sword.
I have come to sow discord between a man and his father,
between a daughter and her mother.
A man's enemies will be members ofhis own family.
You may say, "We have left our belongings to become yourfollowers."
I tell you this, anyone who has left home,
orfather, mother, wife, children, land forthe kingdom of God
shall be rewarded a hundred times over on earth, and inherit the kingdom of God.
Whoeverwants to save his life will lose it,
but if a man will lose his life for my sake and forthe gospel I bring you, he will save it.
For many that are first will be last,
and the last first.
So do not store up for yourselftreasure on earth,
where it grows rusty and moth eaten and thieves break in to steal it.
Store yourtreasure in Heaven,
forwhere yourtreasure is, there will your heart be also.
My name is Girus. I am one ofthe elders ofthe synagogue here.
My little daughter is dying.
I beg you, come and lay your hands on her so she may be cured and live.
Take me to her.
You're daughter is dead.
Do not weep.
The child is not dead.
Only sleeping.
Who are you to come here with your jokes?
We've seen that she's dead, you haven't!
Please Thomas, please.
Rise, little girl.
Give her something to eat
She's alive! She's alive! She's alive!
Rabbi, I want to apologize.
I didn't know who you were.
I thought the child was dead.
Well, she was dead! I saw herwith my own eyes
Can't you believe without seeing, Thomas?
Sometimes I do.
Sometimes I think I know what I believe, but
something happens... my mind gets blurred.
I don't know.
You doubt so much, you must want to be certain.
I do!
Then follow me.
You mean, give up my work and...
Yes.
Girus, will you give me your servant to be one of my disciples?
With gladness, master. I am happy for him.
Do you have doubts about following me, Thomas?
No.
I don't believe I have.
Women.
I ask you, why would they listen?
I told my wife I won't be away for long.
In any case, the fishing is hopeless why not go away.
I told her I said, I'll come back in 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 neverfish again.
You'll never get drunk again.
And you'll never go back to Capernaum again.
None of us.
We'll never be the same.
And neitherwill the lives of everyone in the whole world.
We know why, Simon.
We're the first to know.
The ruthless shall be no more!
The arrogant shall speak to me!
Rememberthe words ofthe scriptures!
Vanity of vanities. All is vanity!
Woe unto them that seek to do evil! Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes!
Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
Have you not been told from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations ofthe earth?
Have you... and spread them...
and make rules ofthe earth, and nothing!
Music! Music! Huh... music!
Woo him. Woo him.
Remember.
Dance,
Salome.
Dance.
When I've danced, what will you give me?
Whateverthou shall ask of me,
I shall give to thee, unto thy half of my kingdom.
My friends!
The princess is going to dance.
Was that anything?
Yes.
Anything.
I want death ofthe Baptist.
Oh... no!
You promised.
Yes, you promised! You promised, yes!
You swore, my Lord,
before all your guests.
Shall it be said that the king Herod does not keep his promises?
King Herod, you said anything. Yes, you promised! Yes, you promised!
A king will rule in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice
and the eyes ofthose that will not see will not be closed,
and they comes in the dark and they say, "Who sees us? Who knoweth us?"
Oh woe unto them! Woe unto them!
His head, sheared offlike a rabbit,
and given as a present to a dancing girl.
Only by killing him could Herod hope to silence his voice,
but I can still hear him.
We must avenge him.
Revenge, bad politics my friends.
Suppose we kill Herod, who will replace him?
I'll tell you, another servant of Tiberius, a Roman procurate like Pontius Pilate.
So what should we do then? Submit?
Or become soldiers of Rome like the Syrians and Greeks?
No the Romans must know that they can never rule Galilee with ease.
Oh, I know but at present we strike in the dark, but the time will come when God shall send us our leader.
Then we shall make open war.
You mean a real war?
The people oflsrael, alone, against the Roman empire?
Brothers, this is Judas Iscariot.
You should here what he has to say about Jesus ofNazareth.
Jesus ofNazareth? Do you know him?
Oh, I've heard him preach, many times and I have seen the kind of power he has.
Is he the man to place our hopes on?
Why do you ask me this question? John answered it.
Rememberwhat the Baptist said?
I bearwitness that this is the man.
Tell all my friends and disciples to follow him.
And proclaim in His name the kingdom ofheaven.
We know that, we know that.
But could he be the one priest and king who will lead our people Israel?
Could he be the messiah promised by our Lord?
I believe that if one day the people oflsrael do find a messiah.
Oh yes, it will be him.
But, no... I beg of you, let him fulfill his mission.
That is my advice.
I intend to follow him,
and I hope, ifhe will accept me, to become a disciple.
Very well, Judas. Will you keep in touch with us?
If you wish...
Peace be on you, John. Though your blood cries out for revenge,
may your soul find rest in the glory ofthe righteous.
May peace be with you John.
Rest in peace, John.
May your soul find peace.
We shall not forget you, John.
Peace be on you, John
You stupid idiots! Go on, get away!
Mind your mother's business crazy and your sister's!
Get out ofhere! Get out!
- Get away! Get out ofhere. - Can't I come in for a minute?
Can I come in for a minute, too?
Come.
You pigs! Don't you come near me anymore! I'll kill you!
What is it? What's going on?
Ask those pigs overthere, those big, brave sons of yours.
And go on!
There's no peace in this neighborhood since you came here. Noise and filth.
The curse of God is on you.
Don't worry, Mary. They're only boys' games.
Ah, boys! They would only burn my house down. The father!
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 our God, forgiver of sins, hmmm?
Hey, according to him,
the sins ofthe flesh are nothing compared to the sins ofthe soul.
Man will always forgive a man, but a woman's sin, that's another story.
For most people, but not for him.
I've never seen anybody like him.
Have you seen him often?
If you go around on business like me, you can't help seeing him.
Turn a corner, cross a square, go into camp, there he is!
Go on.
He might be here another year. I'm sure you'll come across him.
Oh, I sleep during the daytime, don't I?
Sorry, I forgot.
Well, a big crowd is following him everywhere. Sometimes so big he has to sleep in the field.
He thinks nothing of eating and sleeping with thieves and whores.
Any scum ofthe earth is good enough for him, eh?
One ofhis disciples, as they call themselves, was a, was a tax collector, devious one.
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.
I'll be over next week.
Look!
There's Joseph of Arimathea. One ofthe leading Pharisees in Jerusalem.
Which of you, for all his worrying, can add one day to his life, one inch to his stature.
So don't concern yourself so much with the means oflife,
what you shall eat or drink, orwith your bodies and how they should be clothed.
Life is more than clothing.
Considerthe birds ofthe air, they did not sow or reap or gather into bonds
but our Heavenly Fatherfeeds them,
who all the more feed you, a you not worth more than they.
Considerthe lilies ofthe field, they do not spin,
they do not weave,
but not even Solomon, in all his glory, was so lead as one ofthese.
Now if God so clothed the grass and the field which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire,
will he not all the more clothe you who have so little faith?
Therefore do not ask, "What shall we eat?
What shall we drink?
How shall we dress ourselves?"
It is only the faithless who set their hearts on these things.
You must first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and everything will be added freely unto to you.
So do not be anxious about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Let the day's own trouble be sufficient forthe day.
Extraordinary. But isn't that taking it too far?
Well, surely our religion isn't opposed to honest hard work.
Imagine, what he's said has been said by the prophets, but not like this.
I agree with you.
But we can't be sure until we meet with him face to face.
Why not invite him to eat with us?
- Would he come? - I'm sure he would.
Such a man must be willing to discuss his ideas with people who are open-minded.
Good master!
Please, tell me, master, what must I do to have eternal life?
Go and Sell all you have and give it to the poor,
and you shall have treasure in Heaven.
Then, come and follow me.
Sell Everything? Everything I own?
Everything my father slaved for?
Everything. You cannot have two masters, God and money.
You see, it is easierfor a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enterthe Kingdom of God.
Master. May I speak with you.
What is your name, my son?
My name is Judas Iscariot.
People call me a scholar. They say I find things useful. I read and write... Hebrew, Greek, Latin. I...
I translate documents.
Well, 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 fatherwas a prosperous builderwho 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."
Well, behold, a scholarwho wishes to serve you.
But do you need a man like me?
Atree is known by it's fruit.
Come, stay with us.