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than you do. And they call it blasphemy.

He said:

"Love one another."

"Love one another"?

And they crucified him for that?

Where are you going?

There are those who can tell you more.

There's a house in the street of the potters

where they meet.

You may find them there.

Go and ask them.

It's a trick they're playing.

They took the body and hid it

to go on with their story.

Or are you afraid?

Are you afraid of knowing

what has happened?

Are you looking for someone?

You like to see it?

The clay making itself?

Some other day.

What's happened? I heard there was news.

The tomb's empty,

the women said they saw him.

Creed can have strange visions.

Only it's true. Where's Peter?

Who could it be?

Don't open it.

We should get out of this city.

Wiser to go down to Galilee.

Can we hide from the future forever?

Let's see what is here.

What if they mean to destroy us all?

Leaving no one to tell the knowledge

of the man.

Can the word turn to silence?

I'm not afraid of that.

Where is he?

-What have you done with him?

-What do you want with us?

-The truth. What happened?

-What right have you to be here?

You know what I mean.

What are you all afraid of?

What are we afraid of?

You want to know what we want to know.

-What is the truth of this morning?

-I know the truth.

You stole the body.

You think we might have hidden it

here among us.

But something else has happened.

If you find him here,

it will only be if he comes himself.

Through that gate, as you did just now.

Don't you believe it. I saw the body.

He was a dead man.

If you were sure of that,

you wouldn't be here.

He's risen.

I trust in him and wait.

You're all mad.

What do you think you're doing,

making that net?

There's no sea to fish in

closer than Galilee.

It's what I'm used to doing,

my hands go to it.

But the streets in the cities

have to be the sea for me now.

He made a joke about it

when he took us away from the boats.

He said that in the future

our fish would be men.

It was a serious joke.

It meant he'd given us the word

to draw men out of the dark sea...

...into the light.

And you call yourself a fisherman?

Do I have to tell you

what happens to the fish?

They struggle about, gasp and die.

We struggle and gasp.

You said something good.

Poor fish.

I, too...

...must struggle and gasp.

And die.

And die in order to live.

That's where men have the advantage

over fish.

They can die to the world,

die to the dark sea...

...and begin to live again in the light.

That's what he promised,

and what he promised has happened.

But what has happened...

...we still don't know.

He's come back to life.

-He'll lead us to the new kingdom.

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