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Previously on Testament.

Ah, so, congratulations.

You'll be happy to know that as of right now, only licensed vendors are

permitted to sell at market.

So these Jesus followers will have a harder time funding their ministries.

It's clever.

Okay, well, unless they come here.

Don't worry.

You're safe here, Dana.

I promise.

I'm back on normal patrols now.

Did you want me to carry on infiltrating the Jesus Followers' plant?

Minister Gamaliel has assured me the Sanhedrin are doing everything they can

shut these people down.

Did you steal his body from the... Don't keep asking about the body. Did you

take it? No. And yet I don't think you followed me to find out about his body.

I'm... I'm not sure why I followed you.

If you can't trust Gamaliel, he's weak.

Your master might be a sympathizer.

Or worth a follower.

You could spread that message in the name of a false messiah. The Sanhedrin

going to let them.

No. I won't.

Gentlemen, lovely evening for you. Sure.

Come to grovel for the Sadducee vote? I think I'd rather join the Athenians.

That's a low blow.

Minister, may I have a word?

Minister Alexander, our parties may have their differences.

When it comes down to it, the Pharisees and the Sadducees have and always will

be united.

But we can't let that distract us from the real danger at hand.

There's a far worse threat to our faith.

A disease.

And it's spreading.

Coming to take...

Everything we have, it must be stopped.

They preach their heresy to both young and old, anybody willing to listen.

If we continue to turn a blind eye,

we'll end up saying goodbye to our traditions, our way of life.

And with the deepest respect, the Thaddeus -y party that baffles me most.

So silent.

What's happened to your ruthlessness?

You're talking about the Jesus followers.

Fanatics.

Performing false miracles in the name of their dead Messiah.

Garnering the attention of your people.

Nonsense. No, he's right.

There have been complaints from other ministers.

People have noticed.

Check the reports, Minister. Service attendance is down across the city.

They're out there preaching of resurrection on your doorstep.

Dishonoring the teachings of the Sadducees.

We can all see it.

I guess times are changing.

Leave it with me.

Our reputation is at stake, High Minister.

We must do something.

What do you suggest?

First, we identify their leaders.

All of them.

Learn their movements throughout the city.

Track where they're going to be.

And then...

When the time is right.

Stay there. Stay where you are.

You two with us.

Arrest them!

Wait!

Let her go.

Captain! I said let her go.

This is your last official warning.

Take the men to the cell.

Got them?

All of them.

The Twelve.

They left their women.

Captain's orders.

Even though some of them are just as dangerous as the Twelve. That's not news

focus. I've been around them enough.

The trial will be swift with the Sadducees already on side.

What about the Pharisees? Are you sure about their vote? I've been preparing

this for months.

Collecting evidence using dockets from the records room.

There shouldn't be a problem once I present it all.

They'll let you speak?

I'm not a nobody.

I've got a nomination.

It's going to be a good day tomorrow, Mara.

It's going to be a very good day.

They must have been watching us for weeks.

You said you caught one of them following you, no?

Yeah, well, that was a while ago.

I should have stayed at the base.

We haven't done anything wrong.

I'm not saying we have.

Flash? Just more peaceful there. For you.

Yeah, and if you spend all your time in the treasury room.

Thomas. That's not fair.

It's a joke, Matthew.

Sorry.

Peter? You asleep?

His eyes are shut.

I'm praying.

Trying to.

The last time you two were in here, what... Did they give you anything to

the time, or...? Like what?

I don't know, a pack of cards, a book or something.

Really? It's my first time. Not now, Thad.

So what are we going to do about the bay?

What can we do? They'll be fine.

No, they won't. Not if we're all locked up in here. Well, if that's the case,

we've been running this whole thing terribly wrong.

They're going to struggle.

Think about it. They just are.

Five of us here do most of the teaching.

The rest of us preach.

And James, Thad and Thomas do the majority of the baptismal sessions.

shuffle things around like they always do.

I hope so.

John, do you think the base is thriving because of us? James, I never said that.

So you're blind.

The base doesn't stand on our shoulders.

It never has and it never will.

What's happening there isn't normal.

And if he wants it to remain standing, then regardless of whether we are in the

picture or not, it will remain standing.

Well said.

Okay. Yeah, just... Yeah.

What do we do now?

Pete?

We wait.

Very profound, but while we wait.

We pray.

Far. You could just leave.

What? I said you could leave.

Hold on. Have you been here the whole time? Who's the person who went here a

minutes ago? They weren't. Nobody say another word. Everybody calm down.

Leave how?

Won't this get us into more trouble?

Everyone okay?

Are you taking us to him?

To Jesus?

No.

That's not quite the plan.

Oh, and don't worry about him.

It took you so long. I was being followed.

I managed to lose them at the Siloam Falls.

None of the other disciples were taken, right?

Just the twelve, I think. The rest followed protocol. They came here to the

safety point and I sent them back a few hours ago.

You waited for me.

Come on, we should get back to base.

Here.

What should we do about the house?

Give it to ourselves for now and tell the others tomorrow once we know more.

Mary, Susanna, thank God.

Are you okay?

We're fine, Stephen, thanks. Simon and James were so worried.

Simon and James?

They're back.

Yeah? And you're never going to believe what... An angel.

Before our very eyes.

But how did you get past the guards?

Just walk straight past.

They didn't bat an eyelid.

I'm glad you're all okay.

Yeah.

So, you guys going to focus on your small groups for the next few days?

What?

We're going back first thing in the morning. To preach?

But they'll be looking for you.

Under strict orders.

The, um... The angel said that we're to go and preach in the temple courtyard.

The temple courtyard?

We're to stand there and tell them of the new life we've received.

It's what God wants.

Right. We can't move on.

Don't worry.

We'll be okay.

I hope they know what they're doing.

I'd better start planning a cover for their teaching group.

Good idea.

Be there in a minute.

I have informed the Sanhedrin of yesterday's success.

They've been called in this morning for the trial. Good.

Also, regarding the zealots... We'll deal with it first.

Of course. I'm in.

Home Minister.

Gamaliel. You realise that we're trying to greet you? I don't have the time. I'm

heading straight to the Grand Chamber.

As am I.

I assume you want to speak to me about last night's arrests.

Some of the Pharisees are not happy.

Some of them want to know why we weren't informed of this operation beforehand.

They should know better than to question their high minister.

Ministers, shall we?

Morning all.

Good to see you, High Minister.

Saul. Morning.

What are you doing here?

I'm here for the trial.

I heard about the arrests, praise the almighty.

Well, it's good to see at least one person from your party is grateful.

Saul, I told you the Sanhedrin would deal with them.

We'll do our check -in later, shall we?

Where do you think you're going?

I have to speak.

I have to be allowed to speak.

You? Yes, at the Pharisee.

I've been preparing... You're not a member of the Sanhedrin.

You're not a ministerial witness.

You know the rules.

You can't come in.

I got them arrested.

Didn't I?

Okay guys.

Car's outside. Time to get a move on.

Okay, everyone.

Thoughts? If Joseph wasn't rejected by his brothers, he wouldn't have ended up

ruling the land.

Maybe. But I do think this story is a reminder that God can use rejection.

He can take what the enemy plans and use it for good.

Like the Messiah's disc.

Exactly.

Wow. Never thought of it like that.

What's going on? I have no idea. Stephanie is one of our distributors of

Taiporian suburbs.

And in the last few weeks, we've realized someone's taking more food than

instructed.

While the team and I were loading, I caught Daphne taking an extra crate of

food. Well, she said that was for the Sephardic widows by the amygdala. No,

those distributions are allocated at the end of the month.

Why?

Doesn't every other suburb get drop -offs twice a month?

Yeah, they know that is where the majority of our widows stay.

They know.

Do they not get hungry like everyone else?

She had no right.

Even if she was distributing to that other suburb, you can't just take things

into your own hands as a process.

What if the process is unfair?

We're distributing free food. No one has a right to complain. This isn't about

food, Rebecca.

It's deeper than that.

Some feel they're being treated differently because they're not from the

Because they're Hellenist?

Yes. And to them, the way the food is being distributed is proof they're seen

lesser. That's ridiculous.

But...

Apparently it's been happening for quite some time.

How are we only finding out about this now?

None of the apostles knew?

They would have said something.

Remind me again why everywhere else gets two drop -offs but they only get one. I

don't know.

OK, I went through all the reports with Matthew and Thad and they never seem to

be a problem.

I guess we just assume they could manage.

So we are prioritising other suburbs?

No! Rebecca?

Well, it doesn't matter if this was done intentionally or not. The outcome is

still the same.

There is a group of people upset because of our actions.

And that is something we have to make right.

I need to speak to Dana.

Alone.

Let's go to a session.

What's this? For you.

You gonna open it?

You read this? No.

Dana?

Do you want to tell me why the captain of the temple guard is having me pass

notes to you?

Dana?

Because he's my family.

What's going on?

Don't you have anything to do?

Are you getting the prisoners?

Sir?

I'll lift the barricade.

Get him to go downstairs.

Everybody,

stay calm.

Head back to your offices and lock the doors. What on earth is going on? I need

to escort you to your office immediately.

It's over at the gate. Beg your pardon?

All exits are blocked. There's nothing in the way.

Ow!

The jailer swears he never left his post.

How could you let this happen?

Cutler!

Cutler, we found them!

Where?

They're mad.

They are referring to the rebels of the crowd.

They have no respect.

Those are your people, Caiaphas.

Arrest the Twelve.

Drag them to the Grand Chambers immediately.

Wait.

High Minister, may I suggest we resist using force?

It's clear they have the ear of the crowd.

Any force used now could cause a frenzy.

What do you suggest, Gamaliel?

Ask them to come inside.

They won't just come... If they wanted to avoid arrest, they wouldn't be

standing at our front door.

They're making a statement.

So ask them to come inside and speak.

See to it.

When you say family... My godfather.

My parents, um... They died when I was young.

I'm sorry to hear that.

My dad and the captain, they, um... They had trained together.

more like brothers and friends.

So he had to take me in, and he adopted me, and... He was great,

but... That was a mess.

Too much for him.

And then I started using, and he tried to keep me indoors, stop me from being

able to afford this stuff.

But I, um...

Paid in other ways.

Did he know that?

And then he kicked me out and things just got, um...

And then I got the mark.

Dana.

You're different now.

That's why he wants me back.

I'm clean.

I'm safe.

Except I'm not safe.

Am I?

Of course you are. I've told you that. You are safe anywhere.

None of the others have this mark, Mary.

None of the others belong to them. Not like me.

They're gonna go for me.

It's a lot more than I thought.

What are we doing?

Talk to them.

It's okay.

Come on.

Daphne.

I'm really sorry.

Un reno no se puede matar de verdad si está dividido.

Toma, por favor.

Thank you.

Wait, I'm confused.

You get one letter from your strange godfather, now you're going to go back

live with him. Maybe, maybe, maybe you think about it, Mary, okay?

of the temple guard.

Now, the people we've been from are merciless, but they would never cross

temple, okay? They'd never set foot inside his house, and I am tired.

I'm tired of being scared.

Then don't be.

That's easy to say.

But I am.

All the time.

home here.

I know.

I know, and I love it. I love the people and the sessions. The thing is, Mary, I

don't sleep.

I can't sleep.

Okay, what if we can work something out?

Huh?

A way to make you feel safer.

What if he could be with us and the captain?

You know the rules.

You can't come in.

You can't come in, Saul.

Maybe when you're older, younger.

But Master... I said no, Saul.

No brains!

men think you are.

Let's not waste any more time with these heretics.

We know what the temple is capable of. We witnessed it firsthand.

There they go again.

Determined to make us feel guiltier with a man's blood.

Please, High Minister, let Pilate deal with them.

So be it.

Enough.

How else are we to respond if you keep testing the temple?

Do you want us to hand you over to the Imperium?

High Minister.

Before you make your decision.

Look at these men.

Perhaps we're giving them the attention they so desperately need to stay

relevant.

Ministers, remember the great Judas, the great pretender with his hundreds of

followers. And when he was killed, what did they all amount to?

Nothing.

Or the leader that came after him, Judas the Galilean. Remember how his

followers fled.

Ministers, we've seen men like these before. They're not special.

They ran away like all the others before on the day their so -called Messiah was

arrested. And isn't that why they're so loud now? Because when their master

looked for them, they were nowhere to be seen.

Oh, they'll quieten down soon. It's inevitable.

These men are not worth the Imperium's time.

They're not worth your time.

And let them go.

They're not going to stop if we release them. If God truly is with these men and

what they're saying is true, then it doesn't matter what we do.

We'll not be able to stop them regardless of whether we release them or

But if he isn't, then they'll die out.

Don't.

Make them matter.

They disobeyed the High Minister's orders and broke out of their cell.

They have to be punished.

Yes.

I'll go first No You

goodness, Saul. What is wrong with you? You almost gave me a heart attack.

What are you doing? Are you okay?

Look, it's been an eventful day. Perhaps we do our check -in tomorrow.

Saul?

Saul?

You made a mockery of us.

Excuse me?

You fought for their release.

Go home, Saul. Get some rest.

I saw you.

I only advised the High Minister. I do not make the decision. You don't

understand. I had them. They were all there.

And you, you let them go. Enough, Saul.

You promised.

You promised the Sanhedrin would deal with them. And we did.

With a slap on the wrist.

Yes, we did.

You sound like a child.

And you sound like a Jesus follower.

Are you?

Are you?

She's not the man I knew.

When did you become so fragile?

When did your mind turn so dull that you stopped being able to

see?

nothing but a thorn to the Sanhedrin, a disgrace to the Varathys.

I gave you so many of my years.

Get out.

You are released, Saul.

You are released from my tutelage, you are stripped of your station, and I do

not want to see you in here ever again.

We're finished.

Don't make me repeat myself.

You need to keep still.

It hurts.

I'm nearly done.

Almost out of thread, too.

It might not look like it, but all in all, today was a good

day.

Honestly, you should have seen the crowd that gathered outside the temple. Yeah,

it was intimidating at first, wasn't it?

I hope the spirit moved everything changed.

The worship reminded me of Shavuot.

Part of me can't wait to go back out there.

Yeah, same.

Everything okay?

Susanna, you more than most know that what we do comes at a price.

When you're all out there putting yourself in harm's way, it's us who have

cope with not knowing whether you're going to walk back through those doors

not. Well, that feeling isn't going to go away, Susanna.

It's one we all have to start getting used to. I know.

Didn't we all have those same concerns when Jesus insisted on preaching

alone? But he knew.

He knew he was only here for an appointed time and refused to abandon

of his father regardless of... John!

We have a warehouse full of people who still need to be journeyed with.

Hundreds who have come from different places for teaching.

And now there are big concerns amongst the Hellenists.

Concerns? Why?

Because we've been treating them differently to everyone else.

Wait, how?

That's the point.

No one knows.

Because even when the majority of you are here, which is not very often these

days, there are still things that we miss.

Don't talk to me about Jesus, John.

Because I remember how he led.

He was thoughtful, he was wise, and he was... Better?

Yes.

Time out. We don't need a time out.

Yes, we do.

Thank you.

For what?

It was all you back there. Technically, I didn't do anything.

Only five minutes!

Better.

Don't you think I don't know that?

How can we do a day like today and come back to be told...

Are you going to say something or are you just praying?

I'm praying.

Are you okay?

Is she?

What's going on, bro?

I didn't know we were coming.

If something was going on in the warehouse, at least one of us would

right? Like you would know. I don't know.

I haven't been around as much lately.

Okay.

Five minutes is up.

Come on.

Are we all good?

Yeah.

Listen.

Of course we missed him.

We're 12 people.

Twelve people that wake up every day asking the Spirit for guidance, just

you do, trying to be like our friend.

Our friend who is like no one.

We understand that maybe we are not enough on our own.

And maybe God has a plan that requires more than the leaders in this room.

I mean, the calling isn't just on us.

And there are more leaders here under our noses.

What are we thinking?

We raise people up.

Even the load.

How many?

Well, I need some help in the treasury room.

We're going to need help in the treasury room.

Wait!

If we're going to do this, the people should choose from amongst themselves.

Hello,

Uncle Rosh.

Hannah.

I used my key.

I'm so sorry.

No.

I'm sorry.

You're clean.

She has been for a few months now.

Your name's Rosh, huh?

We'll be back to get you in the morning.

You're not staying?

No, I am.

But I'll still be going back and forth to meet the followers. Philip will be

here to fetch you first thing.

Do not go out until you see his car. He'll take alternate routes every day.

on a second. She's not to go out on her own after dark.

Dana, I can't have these people in and out of my house.

I'll leave you two to it.

It won't be like this forever. I promise.

What's this?

I'll be drawing Saul's nomination for the Sanhedrin.

He's your number one candidate.

I've changed my mind. It's, uh... It's too soon for him.

Are you sure?

I've made my decision.

Do we get seven votes?

Or just one vote each?

I hope it's more than one.

He'll probably let us know once we're called.

I mean, I know the seven help leads, but what does that actually involve?

No idea.

I mean, this place is a lot to manage, and the apostles already have their

full with preaching.

True.

So that's definitely not the last time they're getting lashed, then.

What?

We're all thinking it.

Okay, next, can we please get this table, this table? If you can make your

to the main halls, cast your votes.

Honestly, I have no idea what they're waiting for.

Same. Stephen, Philip, Rebecca told me about what happened yesterday by the

amygdala.

Good job.

Thank you.

Let's get a move on.

Stephen.

I've been hearing good things about your teaching session.

It'll be a great to fit in one, if that's okay.

My session?

Yeah. Then we can have a few one -to -ones after that.

Yeah.

I'd like that.

Okay. You got one Thursday, right?

Thursday. Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I do.

Okay.

You better get back to the vote.

I think you'd be great, by the way.

As a leader.

They're not going to choose me.

I wouldn't rule yourself out.

I'm normally pretty good at predicting these things.

One by one, you will all cast your vote, choosing who you think is called to

lead.

Put forward individuals who are reliable, full of the Spirit,

and full of wisdom.

Those are the attributes we believe are required to lead God's people.

So be wise.

The seven disciples with the most votes will be chosen.

The seven we have chosen are

Nicholas from Antioch.

Timon.

Nicanor.

The Taurus.

Stephen!