Watch and Discuss:

As you watch, take notes and be prepared to answer the following questions after you watch the video:

1. Where do these events take place?
2. Describe the emotions on the face of the high priest Caiaphas as he talks with Malchus.
3. What military weapons do you see in this clip?
4. What happened to the man who had been captured by the authorities?
5. What did the other disciples decide to do after this event?

Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:

Caiaphas: They say that Paul of Tarsus has from his blindness and joined the Galileans.

Malchus: I'll find him for you.

Caiaphas: And then? Will I have to send someone after you? No. Let them go. As Gamaliel said, if this is man's work, it will not . If it is God's, we cannot fight it.

Narrator: Paul may have converted, but there are still men to Jesus’s followers.

Soldier: Bring him out.

Narrator: The disciple James, brother of John, has been by the authorities.

James: John.

Soldier: Keep .

John: No!

Matthew: Come on.

Soldier: Get of him.

Matthew: John. Come on. We must leave Jerusalem.

Mary: Jesus us here. He died here... for us.

Thomas: It is too . If we stay, we will all die.

John: I'm not afraid of death.

Peter: None of us are. But Thomas is . We can't speak of Jesus if we're dead. Travel , my friends.

Mary: John, I know it is hard to from the people you love, but you are not alone. You never will be.

John: Much has .

Peter: Where will you go?

John: probably. To Ephesus.

Peter: Good luck.

John: We will meet again, Peter. On earth or in .

Vocabulary Exercises: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right.
(Definitions and examples from: Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English. http://nhd.heinle.com/Home.aspx)

Choose a word from the previous exercise to complete each sentence: (Hint: you may need to change the form of some words.)

1. After the concert, my friend and I to go to our separate homes.
2. She got of her old clothes by giving them to a charity.
3. He is on going to the baseball playoff game tomorrow.
4. She tried to quit smoking, and she .
5. Many people did not from COVID.
6. The new police chief crime in the city.
7. The police the robber as he ran out of the bank.
8. They arrived home after driving in the storm.

Discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group.

1. What did Caiaphas mean when he said, “And then? Will I have to send someone after you?”
2. How has Caiaphas’s attitude towards the followers of Jesus changed?
3. After talking with Caiaphas on the steps of the temple, why do you think Malchus touched his right ear?
4. Who was the man that was killed and why was he killed?
5. Who first suggested it was time for the other disciples to leave Jerusalem?
6. Were they afraid of dying? What was the reason they gave for wanting to leave?
7. Where did John say he was planning to go?