Indescribable Compassion

Indescribable Compassion

*"Your faith is beautiful."*
―Jesus to Tamar.**[src]**
***Indescribable Compassion*** is the sixth episode of the first season of *The Chosen*.

## Synopsis

After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, a woman forces her paralytic friend through the crowd to meet Jesus.

## Plot

A traveler (Stephen Hailo) goes to a pawnbroker but is uncovered and marked as a leper. Matthew and his associate Gaius (Kirk B. R. Woller), a Roman centurion, deliver Simon’s tax payment to Quintus. Nicodemus tries to correct Shmuel for detaining John the Baptizer. On the way back to Capernaum, Jesus and his students befriend an Egyptian named Tamar (Amber Shana Williams). Suddenly, the leper approaches Jesus on the road but the disciples caution Jesus. The leper asks Jesus to heal him and Jesus willingly responds. Jesus cleanses the leper but he tells him to not speak of the miracle. Meanwhile, Simon and Andrew confront Matthew over the miracle of the fish. Jesus and his students head to the house of Zebedee and his wife Salome (Nina Leon). Then Jesus starts to preach and a crowd quickly gathers around the house. The growing mob at the Eastern Slums draws the attention of both the Pharisees and the Romans. After witnessing the healing of the leper on the road earlier, Tamar forces her way through the crowd to help her paralytic friend (Noé de la Garza) meet Jesus. Seeing there's no way to come to Jesus, Tamar and her friends decide to go up on the roof. Tamar's friends remove the roof, letting down the bed of the paralytic. Jesus forgives the paralytic, making Shmuel disturbed. Knowing their thoughts, Jesus states his authority to the Pharisees. Jesus heals the paralytic and the crowd is astonished. While watching the miracle, Matthew writes it down on his tablet. Shmuel quickly calls on the Romans to seize Jesus, but the disciples immediately flee with their Rabbi. An earnest Nicodemus seeks Mary Magdalene to speak with Jesus. While leaving, Jesus sees Matthew afar.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Shahar Isaac as Simon
* Jonathan Roumie as Jesus
* Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene
* Paras Patel as Matthew
* Noah James as Andrew
* Lara Silva as Eden, Simon's wife
* Shaan Sharma as Shmuel, a Pharisee
* Nick Shakoour as Zebedee
* George H. Xanthis as John
* Kian Kavousi as Big James (season 1, episodes 5-8)
* Brandon Potter as Praetor Quintus, a Roman magistrate
* Kirk B.R. Woller as Gaius, a Roman centurion and associate of Matthew
* Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus
* Jordan Walker Ross as Little James
* Erick Avari as Nicodemus

### Recurring

* Ivan Jasso as Yussif, a Pharisee
* Amber Shana Williams as Tamar, a friend of the paralytic at Capernaum
* Nina Leon as Salome
* Stephen Hailo as the leper
* Noé de la Garza as Ethan, the paralytic at Capernaum
* Leticia Magaña as Dasha, Simon's mother-in-law

## Themes

The episode is based on Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 8:2-4, Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 1:2-3, Mark 1:7, Mark 1:40-2:12, Luke 3:4-6, Luke 3:16, Luke 5:12-26, and John 1:27.

### Events

* John heals a leper on the road (Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40–45, Luke 5:12–16).
* Jesus heals a paralytic at Capernaum (Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1–12, Luke 5:17-26).

## External Links

* Indescribable Compassion on IMDb
* Indescribable Compassion on The Chosen