Simon Peter Quotes in The Miracle Maker (2000)

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!

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!

Jesus: Push the boat further out.

Simon Peter: Out?

Jesus: Into the deep.

Simon Peter: Why? What for?

Jesus: [smiling] Let your nets down for a catch of course.

Simon Peter: [rolls eyes] No one catches fish during the day. They hide from the sunlight, right down in the depths.

[sees Jesus' expression doesn't change]

Simon Peter: But if you insist, I'll let them down.

[to Andrew, grumbling]

Simon Peter: Right in the middle of the day.

[casts nets, sits]

Simon Peter: We could be here for hours.

Simon Peter: [sees Jesus approach him] Leave me. Lord leave me.

[voice breaking]

Simon Peter: I am such a sinful man!

Jesus: [gently] Don't be afraid Simon.

[places his hands on Simon's shoulders]

Jesus: From today, I'm going to make you a fisher of men.

Jesus: Simon, I will call you "Peter," for the rock.

Simon Peter: Rock?

Jesus: Yes, I'm going to build

[places his hand on Simon Peter's chest]

Jesus: on *this* rock.

Jesus: [raises bread] Blessed are you oh Lord our God, who brings forth bread from the earth.

[breaks bread and passes it]

Jesus: Take this and eat. This is... my body. Which is broken for you.

Thomas: Your body?

Jesus: Do this in memory of me.

[lifts cup]

Jesus: Drink from this all of you, for this is my blood. My blood which is poured out for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

[as the cup is passed]

Jesus: This is the last time I shall drink wine with you.

Simon Peter: Master.

Jesus: Until I drink the new wine with you, in the kingdom of my Father, in heaven.

Simon Peter: In heaven?

[frightened]

Simon Peter: No. No!

Jesus: Simon, Satan wants to grind you into powder and scatter you to the wind! But I have prayed for you.

Simon Peter: Master, you know me. I won't leave you.

Matthew: Look, we have to keep records. It's the law.

Simon Peter: Is it the law to cheat? And steal? And line your own pockets? Is that the law? Traitor?

Mary Magdalene: [rambling] Hands off me! I'll give you murderers! Your money.

[tosses money at tax collectors]

Mary Magdalene: Your money!

Tax Collector: Leave this one. She's the mad woman from Magdala.

Matthew: [wearily] How much does she owe?

Simon Peter: Nothing! And nor do we! We caught nothing, no catch, no money. We're not paying taxes for thin air!

Mary Magdalene: [muttering] I told the emperor. I told the emperor about you.

Jesus: One of you sitting here is going to betray me... tonight.

James the Disciple: We'll all stand by you! Every one of us!

Simon Peter: Even if the whole world deserts you, I will never

[draws sword]

Simon Peter: *never*

[sheaths sword]

Simon Peter: let you down.

Jesus: Simon Peter, Satan wants to grind you into powder and scatter you to the wind! But I have prayed for you.

Simon Peter: Master, you know me. I won't leave you.

Jesus: Simon.

Simon Peter: I'll go to prison with you! Execution!

Jesus: Simon Peter by the time the cock crows today

[gets up]

Jesus: you will deny three times that you know me!

[leaves table]