Mary tells Joseph that she is expecting to give birth to a child who is the son of God, which tests Joseph's faith in the Lord.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is torn between wanting to protect her son and letting him fulfil his destiny; Jesus performs his first public miracle; Caiaphas must judge how great a provocation Jesus might pose; Lazarus is raised from the dead.

Jesus and his disciples enter Jerusalem for Passover and what will become the Last Supper; devoted disciple Judas ultimately betrays Jesus; Pontius Pilate is under pressure to execute Jesus, but his wife urges him to leave Jesus alone.

Mary Magdalene, among Jesus' best-known female followers, stands with his mother and witnesses the torment of the crucifixion; resurrected Jesus appears to Peter and commands him to spread his gospel.