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I'm surprised to see one of you lot in here.

What about your laws of purity?

All day I have been with the dying...

and the dead.

Jesus of Nazareth.

Ah.

It would be kind, Prefect, to allow me take him from the cross and bury him.

He's already dead?

The men are back.

We hope he can be buried before the Sabbath.

An elder of the temple.

A respected man.

Yet you want to honour a crucified criminal.

Does Caiaphas know you're here?

No, Prefect.

I bet he doesn't.

You weren't here this morning to speak up for Jesus.

To my shame, Prefect.

Was he a good man?

I believe Jesus was a prophet...

sent by God.

Well, now he's like all your other prophets...

dead.

Go on, you have my permission.

Thank you, Prefect.

Sent by God and he lets himself be crucified.

I tell you, I saw him die like any man dies.

Braver, yes, but...

He did it?

He went ahead?

He's dead.

I can't believe it.

Doesn't seem possible.

What would we do without him?

We'll see. We'll see what happens.

Didn't you hear him? It's over.

At the end he cried out...

"God, why have you abandoned me?"

Jesus said that?

- Those were his last words? - No.

Later he said...

"Your will is done."

He's dead.

And Joseph of Arimathea is burying him.

- Should we not go to the burial? - There are soldiers everywhere.

- I know, but... - God couldn't save Jesus.

Do you think he's gonna help you?

James...

Jesus said he was the son of God.

Do you really think God would let his only son die like that?

Do you not see it?

He just thought he was the son of God.

What are you thinking of?

Jesus deserves to be buried with respect.

Respect.

For a blasphemer? A liar?

I have to go, it's almost Sabbath.

I forbid it.

I forbid you to do this!

(Joseph) Come, come.

(Mary) Lay him down. (Joseph) Gently.

Gently. Cover him.

- Oh, no. - It'll be dark in no time.

Come.

Come, come! It's almost Sabbath.

Gently, gently.

My son.

We must hurry.

This stone.

No one can hurt him now.

We'll sit with him an hour.

My men can stay.

(Jesus's mother) You've done so much already. Thank you, Joseph.

Where are his friends now?

(Whispering)

- Do you not still feel his presence? - Yes.

That's what hurts.

God's broken my heart.

What were you two planning last night?

- I'm not waiting here to be arrested. - We stick together. That's what Jesus wanted.

- Come with us, then. - My place is with Mary. I promised Jesus.

- Bring her with you. - She won't leave the grave. Neither should we.

Why not?

We gave him our word here in this house to spread his message.

Do you really believe he's coming back?

Remember what he told you - "If you know me, you know God."

That's enough for me.

You're going to get yourself killed.

You said it yourself, John, we gave up our lives to follow him.

Look at us now.

It's over.

It's all over, thanks to you.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

I paid a heavy price.

Joseph accuses me of sending an innocent man to his death.

Deal with Joseph tomorrow.

We can't be at war with each other.

You've done God's work.

Let's hope other people see that.

Away from here!

Go on! Go home!

My son's buried there!

I don't care. We've been told to keep everyone away from here.

- Who did this? - Do you want to get arrested too?

Go on! Move!

Go on!

Caiaphas, it must be Caiaphas.

If it was Pilate they would be his soldiers.

Caiaphas is scared.

He's frightened Jesus will rise again.

Were you followed here? Spies could have followed you here.

- Calm down. - I don't know.

Tomorrow, first light.

We're going to Emmaus. I have a brother there. Anyone who wants to come...

- We mustn't split up. - Why not?

Because...

Just because.

- Maybe it's wise. - Wise?

We didn't join Jesus to be wise.

We didn't follow him to die.

(Peter) I swore I was ready to.

Then I denied him.

I promised to watch over him.

I couldn't even do that.

Empty? How can it be empty?

The stone is moved.

Where were the guards?

They went to get some food.

Well, did they move the stone looking to steal?

They swear they didn't.

Bring Joseph of Arimathea.

I told you.

Look.

His cloths.

Where could he have gone?

Maybe it's a trap.

The temple guards have taken him. They've moved the stone and stolen the body.

- Why? - To get rid of him forever.

We should go. Come.

- Come with us! - No!

- No! - Come on!

John!

Come on!

(Yells)

(Shrieks)

(Roars)

Child?

I didn't mean to frighten you.

Why are you crying?

There was a man buried here.

Has somebody taken him?

And who is he, this man you're looking for?

Have you taken him?

Tell me.

It's wrong to dishonour the dead.

You can't see him anywhere?

Why do you look among the dead for someone who's living?

Is it you?

Mary Magdalene, go to my brothers and sisters.

You tell them what you found here.

Yes.

Yes, Lord.

Go on.

Did he look like Jesus?

No... A little maybe.

- His eyes! - What age was he?

- Was he the same age as Jesus? - Did he say something

- that made you believe it was him? - Yes.

He said, "Go tell my brothers and sisters."

Why would Jesus appear to a woman? Why not us?

Any one of us could have been there.

We ran.

You're talking yourselves into it.

He didn't even look like Jesus, she said so.

It wasn't him but it was.

It felt like Jesus.

You wanted it to be him, it's understandable.

I believe what you say.

Do you believe it was him?

I believe you saw something.

- Oh, I've had enough! - James!

- Philip! Come on, we're leaving. - James!

(Sighs)

Is this a trial?

Answer me honestly. Am I facing a trial?

Not at all. Caiaphas wants to talk to you, that's all.

About what? You won't tell me why.

The body's disappeared. Jesus.

It's been stolen.

Why would anyone steal his body?

If there's no body it can't be proved he's dead.

You really think I would be involved in a plot like that?

Jesus was meant to rot on the cross but you went to Pilate!

- I got permission to bury him. - Why?

You sought out a tomb for a stranger, a blasphemer.

Jesus did not blaspheme.

- He was found guilty. - Not by me.

Are you challenging the authority of the council?

If I am, what are you going to do? Call another one? Have me crucified?

Don't you understand? Everything I have done, I have done for the good of our people!

Joseph...

If we are divided against each other...

Judea will fall.

- If you spread stories that Jesus lives... - I have no interest in spreading stories.

I seek only the truth.

If Jesus has risen from the dead...

the whole world will know.

That cannot be.

It is not possible.

I've known you since we were children, but now...

I hardly recognise you.

Nor I, you.

Slow down.

Slow down! We're far enough from Jerusalem.

We're just... We're just two pilgrims on the road.

And if anyone asks?

We were in Jerusalem for Passover.

We heard of this Jesus, we saw him preaching at the temple but...

But we never saw him.

We're Galilean, so...maybe we heard him preach, we heard he was from Galilee.

Who's that you're talking about?

Jesus of Nazareth.

What about him?

He was some sort of teacher.

Some pilgrims thought he was the leader come to free us.

So they said to us.

He was condemned, then handed over to the Romans.

So?

He was crucified.

And now they said he's come back to life.

(Laughs)

(Chuckles)

You don't believe the scriptures?

Why do you say this?

Isaiah wrote that the son of God will come to earth.

He'll know human death at the hands of men.

Surely Jesus told you these things would happen.

I heard such things.

You are slow to believe.

My brother's house is this way.

Won't you stop with us for some food?

Come. Come and eat with us.

What are you doing?

This is the bread of life.

This is my body.

Given up for you.

This is my blood...

poured out for the healing of others.

I tell you - he is risen.

He appeared to us!

- Listen to him. - He broke bread with us!

(Jesus) Why won't you listen?

Don't be afraid.

You still doubt it's me?

(John) Is it a trick of the light?

(Claudia) Freedom at last.

It's this place. It gives me bad dreams.

(Pilate) Good news.

Work's going well on the villa again,

and Tiberius has left Capri.

He's back in Rome.

Oh?

I've served him well.

You've done what you thought best here this week.

Yes, I have.

(Woman screaming)

(Baby crying)

(Caiaphas) Oh...

Oh! A son!

Oh! Thank you!

Thank you, God.

(Sobs)

You believe because you see me.

How much stronger are those who know God only through faith?

I want you to preach the forgiveness of sins.

To all people.

Everywhere.

Do you love me?

You know everything.

You know I love you.

Take care of them.

Spread my word.

When the holy spirit comes within you...

all men will understand you.

Don't go.

You don't have to hold on to me.

I'm with you always.

Till the end of time.

(People chattering, traders calling)