David Thewlis credited as playing...
Judas Iscariot
- Andrew: [to the disciples gathered around a fire] I was the first to follow him. If anyone's gonna be in charge, it's gonna be me.
- Judas Iscariot: Could you lead an army? Would man follow you to glory?
- Andrew: I was the *first*.
- [Jesus approaches carrying firewood]
- James the Disciple: Go on, ask him Judas.
- Judas Iscariot: Master, um...
- [hesitates]
- James the Disciple: [interrupts] We've been waiting for you to come, and tell us who will be the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven!
- Jesus: [laughs] All right. All right, I'll tell you.
- [walks toward a little girl, lifts her off a donkey]
- Jesus: Unless you change utterly and become like little children, you will never even enter the kingdom of Heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this little child, he will be the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.
- Barabbas: What can one man do against the might of Caesar?
- Judas Iscariot: What do they fear, hmm? What do Kings and Emperors fear? They fear the people. When they rise like one man, when they follow one man!
- Jesus: Judas... go and do what you have to do.
- Judas Iscariot: Master?
- Jesus: Do it now. Do it quickly.
- Judas Iscariot: Listen! I've made a mistake!
- Ben Azra: What's that to me?
- Judas Iscariot: No... I've betrayed an innocent man! I've betrayed a good man!
- Barabbas: We all want the same thing. We believe in the same God! We fight *together* because we believe!
- Judas Iscariot: *I* believe!
- Barabbas: In what Judas?
- [beat]
- Barabbas: Should we throw in our lot for some unknown rabbi from Nazareth?
- Judas Iscariot: They say he has... he has... powers from God.
- Barabbas: Powers? What powers can one man have
- [draws sword]
- Barabbas: against the *might* of Caesar?
- Judas Iscariot: What do they fear?
- [grasps Barabbas' shoulders]
- Judas Iscariot: What do kings and emperors fear? They fear the people! When they rise up for one man, when they follow *one* man!
- [leaves to listen to Jesus]
- Barabbas: Dream of your messiah Judas, dream.
- Joram: [chuckles] Dream of your house with hot baths!
- Barabbas: We'll strike the Romans first and let that be God's sign to the people. He will bless our land with freedom -
- [sees Judas listening to Jesus preach]
- Barabbas: NO!
- Judas Iscariot: [motioning to Jesus] The people love him!
- Jesus: The Son of Man will suffer many things. He will be arrested. He will be killed.
- Simon Peter: No Lord, that will never happen to you! Never!
- Judas Iscariot: [to himself] The messiah... killed? Defeated by the Romans? No!
- [thinking to himself]
- Judas Iscariot: A false messiah... defeated... we'll all... we will all die!