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Tribune Gallio, you have been informed
of the charges against you?
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l have, sire.
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You stand before
the senators and nobles of Rome.
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They wait to hear your defence.
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lt is true that l am a Christian.
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lt is not true that those of us
who follow the teachings of Jesus
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are engaged in any plot against the state.
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But isn't it a fact that
you call this Jesus a king?
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Yes, sire.
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But his kingdom is not of this world.
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He seeks no earthly throne.
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He reigns over the hearts and minds of men
in the name ofjustice and charity.
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And are these virtues
not to be found in our empire?
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Was itjustice, or was it charity
that gave me my orders
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when l put him to death on the cross?
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You put him to death?
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Then why are you risking your life for him?
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l owe him more than my life.
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- He forgave me my crime against him.
- Crime?
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Do you maintain that it's a crime
for a Roman soldier to obey his orders?
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The empire is governed by men.
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Men sometimes make mistakes. And this
was the greatest mistake ever made by Rome.
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So, the empire makes mistakes.
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And perhaps the emperor
himself makes mistakes?
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Sire,
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it is l who am on trial here, not you.
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What's that thing you're holding?