Jesus Page #9

Do you answer any

of these charges?

And now, we will let

"the people" speak.

You brought me this man,

as one who was

perverting the people.

I have examined him

in your presence,

and have found him not to be guilty

of any of your charges.

He's guilty, Pilate.

He's guilty!

He's guilty!

Passover?

A custom at Passover.

As is the custom at Passover,

I as representative of Rome,

release to you a prisoner.

I give you Jesus of Nazareth.

No! No!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Just give us justice, Pilate!

Not Jesus!

Have you forgotten--

Don't you want me to release

the King of the Jews?

Yes!

Release him!

Yes! Yes!

Release Jesus!

No! No!

Release Barabbas!

Give us Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Do you hear

what they want, Jesus?

They'd rather have

a murderer than you.

Bring me, Barabbas.

And flog this one.

Come on,

let's get out of here.

I'm not going to stand by

and watch a Jew beaten by Romans.

Release Barabbas.

Hail, the King of the Jews!

Barabbas! Barabbas! Barabbas!

I release Barabbas!

( cheering )

Without a sword

you raised an army.

You could have taken the city.

I fought them, you wouldn't!

So the sword will live

to fight another day, "Messiah"!

Hail!

( cheering )

Watch this.

I've thought of the final blow.

I am innocent

of this man's blood.

See to it yourselves.

Crucify him.

Make way. No pushing!

Stand aside!

Jesus...!

Traitor!

This is not what I wanted.

It's not what I wanted!

Do you think

this is what I wanted?

You sold him

to the Romans.

So that the people

would rise up!

For money!

I was willing

to die for him.

He was the revolution.

But he refused.

I had to make it happen!

I thought he would find his anger

under the Roman whip.

I thought the people

would follow him and rise up!

But he is allowing

himself to die.

The people

have turned against him.

Why?

- You killed him!

- And you...

you abandoned him!

I would have died for him.

(screaming )

No! Jesus!

Jesus, I'm here.

Ohh-- Father, forgive them...

for they know not what they do!

We know exactly

what we're doing, "Messiah."

They've given him

a place to stand.

Why?

So he will die slower.

( thunder rumbling )

My God!

Why have you forsaken me?!

Father...

into your hands

I commend my spirit.

They've stolen his body!

What?

The stone was rolled away.

They've taken his body!

Taken?

Who's taken his body?

Peter, John, no!

It's not safe!

Gone!

He is risen!

Risen?

No, the body is stolen!

He said, "Afterthree days,

I will rise again."

Risen...?

He's alive!

Mary, he's alive!

He said he would rise

after three days. He's alive!

We must tell the others.

Come on!

Woman,

why are you weeping?

If you carried my Lord away...

tell me where you laid him.

Please...?

Mary.

Teacher?

Mary...

you must let me go now.

I haven't yet ascended

to my Father.

Now go to the others

and tell them I'm alive.

Mary, will you go

and tell them for me?

I don't understand...

How could you see him?

He's dead!

I've seen him.

Is it true, Mary?

Yes...

it's true.

I've seen him.

I talked to him.

This is ridiculous.

We saw him crucified!

We buried him ourselves!

How could he be alive?

- How could Lazarus be alive?

- How could blind men see?

I'm sorry...

but I don't believe that death

is conquered that easily.

There are too many

other possibilities.

He is the Son of God.

Jesus himself said

there would be false prophets.

We have to be careful.

This could be a trick!

Thomas, you must believe.

I want to, Mary.

Believe me, I want to!

But my mind won't let me.

I will have to see for myself.

Thomas...

I saw him.

Are you sure it was him?

Did you see the wounds in his wrists?

See?

She can't be sure.

Something else

is going on here.

Unless I see

the mark of the nails--

no, unless I put my finger

in the mark of the nails,

I will not believe.

Peace be with you.

Thomas...

put your finger here.

My Lord, and my God!

Yes, you believe

because you have seen me.

Blessed are those

who believe without seeing.

Now, go...

into all the world,

and preach what you have heard.

Preach the good news.

I am with you...

Until the end of the world.

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