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The Emperor is coming.

We must avoid dishonor

by cultivating
goodwill with his successor.

You mean Caligula?

You may not be so
keen to welcome us

when you find
out why we're here.

Tell me where Peter is,
and we'll stop.

I don't think
it'll be any better
in Samaria, Philip.

Let me help you.

On the journey here,
I saw four vultures.

This place gives you visions.

Simon the Sorcerer!

He thinks he can
do what I can't.

In the name of Jesus,
I release you
from your prison.

Do you repent your sins?

I do.

Tell Saul about Peter.

He headed north.

Where?
Damascus.

We'll all sleep better
once Saul leaves for Damascus.

Really?

Your task is to make
sure he doesn't bring
his campaign of violence

back to Jerusalem,

not before Tiberius
has left for Rome.

And how exactly
do I do that?

You're going with him.

I won't defend this as
youthful high spirits.

Forgive me,
and it pains me to say this,

this is not the behavior
of a future emperor.

I agree.

Caligula has
a great deal to learn

about the responsibilities
he will carry,

but it doesn't
help that he spends

so much time with
this Jew, Agrippa.

He's a malign influence.

Wake them,
get them out of here.
Claudia mustn't see this.

Claudia mustn't see what?

How dare they scrawl my name
on a wine-soaked whore?

I will not set foot
inside this room again

until every sign of
this debauchery is gone.

If we reach
Ramada before sunset,

we should make
Damascus in two days.

Saul,
that's over 70 miles away,

and you want to
do that in a day,

over open deserts
and mountain tracks
in the hottest month?

It would appear
our new recruit

would be happier
staying at home.

I'm not going to kill myself
marching at that pace.

We get word that
Philip needs us.

Somebody has
to go to Samaria.

So, what do we do?

We hide in a cellar.

Simon, I feel the same way,
but as long as
Saul's out there...

I know going to join
Philip is dangerous,
but I feel like a coward.

Well, now you don't need to.

Saul's gone.
He's left Jerusalem.

We'll go to
Samaria tonight, John.

Mary. It's me, Joanna.

What are you doing here?

I'm with the House of Antipas,
maid-servant to Herodias.

Are you working
in the palace?

We must be careful.
None here share our faith.

Is Peter here, too?

He's in the city,
hiding, safe.

Uh...

I thought about you every day
since Jesus cured us.

I have tried to
follow his word, but...

I heard he was dead.

Joanna.

Jesus isn't dead.

Before they
crucified him, he told us

he would rise after
three days, and he did.

He's very much alive.

No.

It's true.
He came to me first.

I've sat with him,
eaten with him.

He is who he said he was.

He is the Messiah.

I was fond
of Agrippa once, but now...

Should I have him killed?

No.

Take Caligula back
to Rome with you,

and my husband will
deal with Agrippa.

Pilate is a good governor.

You only have to
see the trouble-free

streets of
Jerusalem to see what...

You work hard to
promote your husband.

I'm sure he will
benefit from your wisdom

when I promote him
to a position in Rome.

Thank you.

I don't know what
pleases me more,

the thought of
spending more time
in your company in Rome

or finally being able to...

Is there something wrong?

No.

Just a chill. That's all.

Do not underestimate Peter.

He is a snake-oil trader,
but a good one.

First, he tells the people
that they have a problem,

that they killed the man
sent to them by God.

Then he tells them
that he has the answer.

All they have to do is repent
and throw themselves
in the river.

Does he ever stop?

I never saw a man
with so much energy

for the destruction
of his enemies.

And here we sit,
now, the chosen few,

whose work it is to
stamp out this heresy

before it
spreads from Jerusalem

and takes control of Syria,
Lydda, Emmaus,
and even Masada,

before Peter the fisherman
can sell the whole
world his fake cure.

Most people here believe
all Romans to be degenerate.

Are you determined
to prove them right?

Do you hear something?

A noise,
like a cow breaking wind.

On top of that,
you insult my wife.

Is it possible to
insult a man's wife

when she's
the daughter of a whore?

Take back those words
before I open your throat.

Do it.

I'd almost die
happy thinking about
what Tiberius would do to you.

Get up, you stupid animal!

Come on.

I should've done it.

I should've slit his
throat after what he said.

And how long
would you have lived
if you had?

Then done
the same with Agrippa.

Or you could
ignore them both

and look forward
to life in Rome.

I've never come
across such treacherous,

poisonous,
power-hungry schemers.

What is it?

I'm looking forward
to everything there
being a lot less...

Jewish. Aren't you?

What are you
talking about, Claudia?

Tiberius has offered you
a position in Rome.

At last.

We can finally
leave this place.

All we have to do
is play our part

in keeping
Agrippa and Caligula
away from each other.

I baptize you
in the name of the Father

and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit.

Peter! John!

It's so good to see you both.

My friends, today,
we commit ourselves to Jesus,

who these two men knew,
and from him,

received the power
of the Holy Spirit.

How can we
celebrate the Messiah

when we dare not say his name?

I'm scared.

Don't be.

Your faith will
bring you strength
when we pray together.

Shh.

Chuza!

I wasn't expecting you back.

This is my husband.

And who is this?

Mary. I only just started work
here in the palace,

but I know Joanna from...

From the market.

We used to see each
other at the market.

Didn't we agree
you need to tell me
about any new friends?

My wife has come under
some bad influences recently.

I don't want it
to happen again.

Don't worry.
I'll keep her from harm.

Your husband doesn't know
about your faith?

He does.

I agreed to hide it
to protect us both.

It was Antipas and Herodias
that had John
the Baptist beheaded.

These are ruthless
people we work for.

Do you think
he'd give you away?

No, he wouldn't do that.

Gaius!

Ooh.

You've soiled
another serving girl.

Oh...

Why so serious?
It's just a bit of fun.

Let's get out
of this mausoleum
and find some proper women.

You're far too choosy.

My friend
doesn't know ripe fruit
when he sees it.

Forgive us. We...

You can leave us.

Are you deaf or just stupid?
Leave us.

I have work to do for
your sister, Herodias.

Shh...

She won't mind
if you spend
a few minutes with me.

My dear brother.

I've told you before,

don't let me catch you
playing with my things.

Saul.

Saul!

Saul, this pace is madness.

What if you don't find him?

What if Peter's
not even in Damascus?
Do we march onto Antioch?

Why are you
even here, huh?

I'm here because
I was ordered to be here

by the same man
we both answer to.

Then you should be
helping this mission,

not slowing it down.

Why do you hate
Peter so much?

Because his
claims are ridiculous.

Because the idea
that God would use him
as an instrument of his will

to spread
the word of a new Messiah
is ridiculous.

How can people believe

that the creator
would choose a simple

fisherman to
articulate his message?

No. No.

He would choose
a man who knew a world
outside of a fishing village,

not a man who spreads lies
about an impostor, Jesus,

but a man who can
add beauty and power

and truth to his message,
a man like...

Yeah.

Saul.

Saul.

Why do you persecute me?

Who are you?

I am Jesus,
whom you persecute.

No.

No.

No.

No! No! No!

What do you...

What do you want from me?

What do you want from me?

What do you want from me?

Go into Damascus.

You'll be told what to do.

Help me.

Someone!

Help me! Help me!

Saul.

You have to eat something.

I know some of you
want to be back
with your families,

and I know Damascus
is full of foreigners
and the food is overpriced,

but we came here with Saul,
and we know why we're here.

The man who brought us
is a remarkable man.

Whatever happened
to him in the desert,
we can't give up.

We must find Peter
and his followers.

I was deluded.

I was deceiving people
with my cheap trickery,

and I started to believe
my own claims of greatness.

And then Philip,
he came to Samaria.

He showed me the true path.

He started
talking about Jesus,
and I believed.

I was baptized.

We are not loved
by the Temple in Jerusalem,

and neither are you.

Well, together, we shall help
to spread the word

and the power of Jesus, eh?

They've heard all
about the miracles
you performed in Jerusalem.

They hope to see
more here in Samaria.

My child is coming, Barnabas.

I have to leave Damascus.

What?

I just saw Reuben,
the right-hand man to
High Priest Caiaphas,

and Asher, one of Saul's men.

Saul is in Damascus.

You arrive here and
you fill our heads

with the power of
Jesus Christ the Savior

and now you cower
at the first sign of danger.

Ananias!

Saul of Tarsus,
who wants me dead,

who wants us
all dead, is here.

And what am I supposed to do?

Tell my wife,
"Don't have our child yet.
We have to leave the city?"

Stay.

Stay, and we'll
find strength together.

Trust in Jesus.

Let the Holy Spirit
into your troubled limbs.

He brings you eternal life.

Have faith in Jesus Christ.

He is the way,
the truth and the life.

We pray that all
our new believers
receive the Holy Spirit.

We enter God's kingdom
by repentance and faith,

by accepting him in our lives.

When you return to Rome...

This document says
you'll be considered

for the position of
Praetor to the treasury.

"Considered?"

And my seal on it says
you will get the job.

Caesar, I don't know how to
show you my gratitude.

By doing the job well.

And by always listening
to your wife's advice.

There.

It's official.

Always listen
to your wife.

I won't forget this!

What are you talking about?

Are you such a coward
you have to go
behind our backs?

Been drinking again, have we?

Tiberius is insisting
I go with him to Rome

and Agrippa stays here.

I know it is
a result of your plotting.

Believe me,

when I'm not in your presence,
I don't give you
a moment's thought.

He thinks he can break
the bond between us,

but he is wrong.

Now,
you make a very grave mistake

if you think Tiberius
will always protect you.

Pilate, you will pay
for your scheming!

And you will answer to me!
You will answer to me!

Peter.

This... This is
everything that I own.

I want you to use it
to help spread
the word of Jesus.

Now, all I want
in return is just,

you know, just a few drops
of the Holy Spirit,

as a friend,

as a fellow Jesus follower.

Yeah?

You think God could be bought?

You think
this is just magic?

Peter! Come! Hold your anger!

Hey!
Take back your words! Repent!

Ah!

If you value your life,
repent now!

I repent!

Please, Lord!
Show mercy to this man!

I beg you! Let him live!

Peter saved me.

Don't ask me to deceit.

If it isn't your will,
isn't a part of your plan
for your servants,

then as you
watch over us, I pray

that you help my
husband understand.

He's a good man.

I pray in the name
of your son, Jesus,

who died that we
might be saved.

If it pleases you,
he'll choose

and discover
the wisdom of Jesus.

If it does not,
then it's...

Claudia.

Whatever it was,
it was just a dream.

What is it?
What was so terrible?

It's nothing.

Ananias.

Ananias.

Lord.

Go to the street
called Straight.

Ask for a man from Tarsus.
His name is Saul.

But I know
the harm that this man

has done to your
people in Jerusalem.

He is my chosen instrument.

He will proclaim my
name to the Gentiles
and their kings

and the people of Israel.

What? Stop, wait!
You mustn't!

Ananias.

Someone needs to
go to Jerusalem

and tell Caiaphas
what's happening.

And tell him what, exactly?

That his golden boy,
his great weapon

against the rise of
these blasphemers,

is sitting in the dark
starving himself to death?

Perhaps I can help.

I have a message
for Saul of Tarsus,
an important one.

From whom?

From someone who
knows him well,

knows him better
than anyone, I'd say.

And you are?

I am Ananias.

Is he here?

Where's Ananias?
Is he here?

I'm here.

Oh!

Save me from this, please.

He has chosen you
to know his will,

and to see the righteous one,
and to hear the words
from his mouth.

He can see.

Saul can see again.

I can see.
I can see!

Thank you. Thank you.

Separate me from Caligula
and keep me in this place,

but at least show
me some respect.

Do as I ask and
punish these blasphemers.

It's your duty.
Make an example of them!

Duty. Since when have you
had any thoughts of duty?

He's right, though I do
question his reasons.

He has an interest
in this woman.

Chuza, as my chief steward,

you know the consequences
of betrayal.

Is it true?

Is your wife a follower
of the Nazarene
they call Jesus?

I heard you pray to him.

Just...

Give us the truth.

The truth is that I...

The truth is

that my wife, Joanna,

ever since we were married,
has had fits of madness.

Since all the talk began
of the Nazarene
coming back to life

after being crucified,
she's...

Well, she's been taken
by the idea.

And sometimes she imagines
she's talking to him.

My fear is that one day,
she'll slip into lunacy

and not return.

Your argument is
that your wife isn't
a follower of Jesus,

she's just mad?

And what do you say, woman?

What are you? Mad?

It's true.

I was once cured of demons.

I do not allow
prayers to that man

in my household,
even imagined ones.

Control your wife.

Enough. Let them go.

What? That's all?

It's good to have you back.

Well, I open my heart,
and I give

my thanks to God
for his forgiveness.

What happened to
you in the desert?

I saw him.

I saw.

I saw Jesus Christ,
the son of God.

And he's here.

His presence is here on Earth
through those
followers I persecuted.

I felt so sure that
I was right, but I...

I was the one that was wrong.

All of us just

wrong.

I have to make amends.
I have to.

So, I'm going to the river
to be baptized by
this man, Ananias.

And I implore you,
come with me.

Feel God's love.
Be baptized,
in the name of Jesus.

Shh...

Shh, shh.

This is ridiculous.

You're keeping me awake
with your foolish dream.

Tell me now.

What is it you are seeing?

I see...

Tiberius. I see him
murdered in his bed.

And I see him struggle
as they hold
a pillow over his face.

The pillow is
held by Caligula.

Nonsense.

It's your fanciful imaginings.

Help me.

Someone!

Help me!

I saw Jesus Christ,
the son of God.

How can you hope
for salvation, Saul,

when you have
the blood of those
who chose Jesus on your hands?

You're right.

You're right.

And I hope

that all the people
I persecuted...

They can find it
in their hearts
to forgive me.

I'm not the same man
you once had reason to hate.

I was blind.

And now I see.

Barnabas.

Saul wants to be
baptized to accept Jesus.

How can we
deny him that?

Jesus has chosen you
to proclaim his
name to the world,

to the Gentiles, their kings,
and the sons of Israel.

I baptize you in
the name of the Father

and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit.

I'm baptized.
I'm baptized.

Now, I can spread
the word of Jesus Christ!

If he will forgive me,
I will be complete in Jesus!

Barnabas!

Reuben!

What's happened to you?
What are you doing here?

He... I had to walk.
What?

He... He said everything
that we thought
we knew was wrong.

Who? Who did?
Saul.

He's become
a follower of Jesus.

This is a very bad idea.

Tell him!
Saul, you can't preach

the word of Jesus
inside the synagogue.

That is exactly
what we have to do.

I understand that
you're used to having

the weight of
the authorities behind you.

If I've been chosen
to proclaim his name,

better I do it
today than tomorrow,

better this
hour than the next!

Better this moment.

Gather around! Listen to me!
I've been given...

I think, with a few changes
and a little imagination...

Don't get ahead of yourselves.
Tiberius hasn't
made his decision yet.

I made a good case
for you as
my successor.

You never know
what could happen.

Enough of this.

We have what we wanted.
Let's just be grateful.

I thought you left
with the Emperor.

Isn't that sweet?

As one pair of
vipers prepare to leave,
another plans to move in.

My friend!
I knew they
couldn't keep us apart.

I bring news.

Very grave news.

Emperor Tiberius

is dead.

It's shocking news.

I was

shocked.

We must be thankful.

I'm told he died
peacefully, in his bed.

Were you looking forward
to your new position in Rome?

Such a shame.

Your husband, in this palace,

held a blade
against my throat.

He really wanted me dead.

Can't that be
left in the past?

Yes.

You're right.

Let's stay with the present.

So...

Where is your respect?

Kneel!
In the presence of
your new emperor!