Son of God Page #4

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- Tell Caiaphas we have Jesus.

- Yes, sir.

Not you.

You cannot go through with this.

It is not legal.

Our scholars say it must be in

court, in daylight, in public.

It is necessary.

Why the rush?

You know why.

Pilate will close the temple.

We must be rid of this Jesus.

But what if he really is

who they say he is?

We are to decide

precisely that...

now, with God's guidance.

God demands

we obey the law.

Let me remind you

what the law says.

Anyone who shows contempt for

the judge or for the priest...

shall be put to death.

Anyone.

Brothers.

Thank you for coming

at this hour.

You know I would not

have asked you...

if it were not so serious.

Ah.

Get him up.

Jesus of Nazareth,

you are charged

with blasphemy.

Mary?

Mary.

What has happened?

Where is my son?

Jesus has been arrested.

Arrested?

But we don't know

where they have taken him.

Arrested?

At night?

They want

to keep it secret.

They don't want

any protests.

He has employed demons...

to heal.

He has threatened...

to destroy the temple

of our Lord.

But, brothers,

we must listen...

before we judge.

And so I invite

the prophet...

to speak.

Tell us the message

you bring from God.

Nothing?

Nothing to say?

Surely-

Tell us this.

Are you... the Chosen One?

Are you the Son of God?

I am.

And you will

see me coming...

with the clouds of heaven,

sitting

at the right hand of God.

This is repulsive!

With God? lmpostor!

Fool! Blasphemer!

We have heard enough.

There is only

one verdict.

Guilty?

This is wrong.

This brings shame

on our council.

Does it not?

Let it be known Jesus of

Nazareth has been tried...

by the supreme court

of elders.

And he has been found guilty

of blasphemy...

and of threatening

to destroy the temple.

The sentence...

is death.

You! Take back your money!

You.

I've seen you before.

You know him.

No.

I don't know him.

You called him Rabbi.

He has nothing to do

with me.

You know him.

I've seen you with him.

I don't know him.

Peter,

you will deny me

three times.

Don't be afraid.

Take him to Pilate.

Sir, the High Priest Caiaphas and

his elders are here to see you.

Prefect, good morning.

Prefect,

we need your help.

We have convicted

a dangerous criminal.

So? Execute him.

We cannot.

This is a tense time...

when my people

celebrate...

their deliverance

from past oppressors.

He claims to be our king...

and is whipping up

the crowds into a rebellion,

a rebellion that could

tear Jerusalem apart.

Caesar would not

be pleased.

His name.

Jesus of Nazareth.

You better not

be wasting my time.

I'll see the prisoner.

So,

tell me who you are.

Are you the king

of the Jews?

Are you asking,

or is it a question

coming from others?

Are you a king?

That's what your own people

and chief priest...

tell me you claim to be.

My kingdom...

is not of this world.

If it were,

my servants would

fight my arrest.

My kingdom

is from another place.

You are a king then.

You say

that I am a king.

I have been born...

and come into the world...

to testify to the truth.

Everyone

on the side of truth...

listens to me.

Truth?

What is truth?

That's him. The man I saw in the dream.

That's him!

They want him executed.

You can't.

They say he could start

a revolution.

You mustn't!

If I don't, Caiaphas will blame

any rebellion on me.

Caesar will see it

as my failure.

He's warned me once.

He's not going to warn me again.

I'll be finished.

We'll be finished.

He's guilty of nothing more

than being deluded.

He has broken the law.

Your law, not Caesar's.

Prefect,

we cannot be held

responsible...

for what the people

may do today...

with their eyes on God...

if you release a man...

who has broken

our sacred laws.

The people?

Caesar decrees...

I can release a prisoner

at Passover.

Let the people decide

which of the prisoners I hold...

will be executed.

Get him out

and teach him some respect.

Forty lashes.

Peter.

Peter! What's happened?

Where's Jesus?

Peter.

Peter, where's my son?

They've condemned him.

Peter, stop.

Where are you going?

I denied him.

Three times.

Come on!

Come on!

Here! Quickly!

What have they done to him?

They're going to kill him!

It's as if he knows

this must happen.

One of you here-

will betray me.

So you're a king.

Every king needs a crown.

Get up!

Come on!

You.

Yes. You.

You and you.

You.

Go on.

Yes.

You.

No followers of Jesus!

Go!

No, not you. Back. Back.

No! Step back!

Not you. Back.

Let us through.

Close the gates!

Hey! Mary!

Mary, move.

Move. Let's go.

Today,

Passover begins.

And your emperor,

Tiberius Caesar,

makes you a gesture

of good will-

the release

of a prisoner-

Chosen by you.

I give you a choice.

Barabbas-

a dangerous agitator.

Or this preacher,

who claims to be

your king.

He is not our king!

We have no king

but Caesar.

You must decide.

Barabbas.

- Free Barabbas.

- Barabbas.

Free Barabbas.

Barabbas.

He's one of us.

Give us Barabbas!

Release Barabbas!

Free Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Jesus!Jesus!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

You choose a murderer?

Barabbas!

Do it!

Do it!

And the prophet?

How could this blasphemer

be our king?

- He's a false prophet!

- Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Kill him!

Crucify him!

- Spare him!

- Save him!

- Kill him!

- Put him out of his misery!

Crucify him!

- Crucify him!

- Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Crucify him!

Very well.

Crucify him!

No!

No!

You! Go back!

Get back, you!

Get back!

Move!

John, I need to see him.

- I need to see my son.

- Get back!

Get back!

Get back!

Move it!

Somebody help him!

Show him mercy!

Get back! Stay back!

My son.

Don't be afraid.

Everything is possible with God.

Move forward!

Jesus!Jesus!

Please! She's his mother!

Hey!

Get back. Get back.

Get back!

You!

Help him carry

the cross.

Move!

My Lord.

What will the sign

on his cross say, Prefect?

Put in Aramaic,

Latin and Greek-

Jesus of Nazareth,

the king of the Jews.

He was never our king.

It must read,

This man said...

'I am the king

of the Jews.'

It stays as I've commanded.

The king of the Jews.

Cowards!

Get away!

Come on!

Come on! Move!

Move! Come on! Hey!

Come on!

You! Leave! Leave!

Move!

Come on, king.

Come on!

Come on.

Get him!

Get him up on the cross!

Come on!

No further.

You'll live

to regret this.

Hardly the first Jew

we've killed.

He was different.

He was chosen

by the gods.

He thought he was.

He'll be forgotten

in a week.

Get him up there!

Steady!

Come on!

Up!

Come on!

Steady!

My son.

King of the Jews!

Can you see the temple

from there?

Leave him!

Father!

Father!

Forgive them,

for they know not

what they do.

Aren't you the Messiah?

Why don't you

save yourself and us?

Our punishment

is just,

but this man...

has done nothing wrong.

Remember me when you

come into your kingdom.

Truly I say to you,

today,

you will be with me

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