The Miracle Maker (1999)
William Hurt: Jairus
Quotes
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Jairus : Master, come with us. Sit by our fire.
Cleopas : There are many things we don't understand.
Jesus : [distracted] I will come and talk to you Cleopas. I... I promise... Jairus... very soon and we... we will talk about many things.
[walks toward the Garden of Olives]
Tamar : Where are you going?
Jesus : You can't come with me now.
[kneels before her]
Jesus : But one day you will.
Tamar : [sad] I don't *want* you to go.
Jesus : Shh, shh don't be upset. Don't be afraid. In my Father's house there are so many rooms,
[smiles]
Jesus : *so* many.
[he embraces Tamar]
Jesus : I'm going to find a wonderful place for you. One day, you will always be with me.
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Jairus : We were walking the way to Emmaus.
Cleopas : To my cousin's house. The women and children had gone ahead.
Jairus : We agreed to meet at Emmaus, hide there for a few days and travel back.
Cleopas : When this man came up to us...
Jesus : Hello! Do you mind if I join you?
Cleopas : [surprised] No... um... no.
[beat]
Jesus : [breaking the silence] It um... sounded like an interesting conversation.
Cleopas : Some things are too terrible to explain.
Jesus : Oh? What things?
Jairus : What things? The terrible death of Jesus from Galilee.
Jesus : Tell me about it.
Cleopas : Tell you? Where have you been?
Jairus : We believed he was a great... prophet.
[shakes head]
Jairus : More than that.
Cleopas : That he was the chosen one who would... save Israel.
Jesus : Oh the Messiah!
Jairus : But how could the Messiah die the death of a common criminal?
Jesus : [chuckles] Oh foolish men. You're so learned. You talk of prophets, have you never read the prophets? You talk of the Messiah - don't you understand that he *had* to die? Don't you understand the scriptures at all?
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Rachel : We must take her to him.
Jairus : What?
Rachel : We must take her to Jesus.
Jairus : Rachel...
[Cleopas arrives]
Rachel : Oh Cleopas... you must tell him.
Cleopas : How is she?
Rachel : She's dying.
Jairus : No! She is not dying Rachel!
Rachel : Oh Jairus! Are you that afraid of them? They have such a hold over your life!
Jairus : God is my life! Not man... not any man!
Cleopas : I think we should listen to this Jesus.
Jairus : What?
Cleopas : No one ever lost their soul by listening to a liar. Only by believing him and following him. And if he speaks the truth...
Simon the Pharisee : The truth?
Cleopas : We have nothing to fear from the truth, do we?
Simon the Pharisee : No, no. We must question Jesus, see how he defends himself.
Rachel : Yes! We must listen.
Simon the Pharisee : Why should the people think their leaders do not listen? I will invite Jesus and his band of followers to my home, and we'll see whether he really is God's prophet.
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Simon Peter : The Lord! I... he was... I thought they'd taken the body!
James the Disciple : Who?
Simon Peter : Priests! Romans! But... but he was there! In front of my eyes! In front of me! *This* near! Like...
Thomas : [irritated] I cannot believe what I'm hearing.
[walks toward door]
Simon Peter : Thomas! I saw him!
Thomas : You're all crazy, all of you. Dreams, visions, everyone's going mad.
[goes to open the door]
Thomas : I'm leaving.
Cleopas : [burst through door, knocking Thomas to the floor] THE LORD!
Thomas : Ow!
Jairus : [breathless] We... we have...
Cleopas : [excited] We've seen him!
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Mary Magdalene : [rambling] Thieves! You think I don't see you? The emperor, he told me... I know! Oh!
[looks towards workers]
Mary Magdalene : Oh lovely.
Carpenter : [mockingly] Lovely!
[they laugh]
Foreman : Back to work!
Mary Magdalene : [smiling at Foreman] You like nice things?
Foreman : Get out!
[shoves Mary to the ground]
Foreman : Out!
Mary Magdalene : [screams] Agh!
[Foreman goes to strike her with a scourge, is blocked by Jesus]
Tamar : [points to Jesus] Father.
Mary Magdalene : [whimpering] Mmm...
[Jesus kneels in front of Mary, but she runs away]
Jairus : [dismissive] This is how it is in Sepphoris, an unholy place for the synagogue!
Tamar : Father!
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Tamar : [gasping for air] Father?
Jairus : [taking her in his arms] Yes, I'm here.
Tamar : Am I going to die?
Jairus : No.
[holds her close]
Jairus : *No.*
Rachel : She keeps saying his name. Jesus.
Tamar : Yes. Take me to Jesus.
Pharisee : [in Jairus' memory] Anyone who follows Jesus is an enemy of God!
Jairus : No.
[Tamar and Rachel weep]
Jairus : No. No I will not listen to them. I will go. I will go to Jesus.
Rachel : You will?
Jairus : Yes.
[points to Tamar]
Jairus : And you will be healed by his power.
[Tamar smiles]
Jairus : By the power of God!
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Jairus : Master!
[falling at Jesus' feet]
Jairus : Master! Master my little girl...
[Jesus raises Jairus to his feet]
Jairus : she's dying. Please if you could come to my house and lay your hands on her, she will be healed.
Jesus : [places his hands on Jairus' shoulders] Yes. I will, I will come.
Jairus : Oh thank you!