The Miracle Maker (1999)

Daniel Massey: Cleopas

Quotes 

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• 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!

• Tamar : Why are we meeting in secret?

  Mary Magdalene : Because Jesus is safer here.

  Cleopas : No one would arrest him at Passover.

  Tamar : [surprised]  Arrest him?