Clean, Part 1

> *"When I was preaching... I could feel Him, giving me the words."*
> -Little James, the the other Apostles
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"Clean, Part 2" is the fourth episode of the third season of The Chosen

## Synopsis

The Apostles return from a mostly successful mission of miracles and preaching, but ponder what it means. Trouble stirs up in Capernaum, and a strain develops between Simon and Eden.

## Summary

### As Vessels

The apostles fulfill their mission, shocked and amazed to see themselves perform miraculous healings, deliverance from demons, and knowing what words to say when preaching. They are mostly successful, except for Andrew and Philip who get thrown out of Naveh after angering gentiles and Hellenized Jews alike.

### The Waters

When they return after several weeks, Capernaum’s cistern is broken and sewage mixes with the water supply. Quintus’s way of fixing the matter is inefficient, so Yussif offers to use family connections in Jerusalem to get supplies and having the locals repair it themselves. In the meantime, everyone must journey to a well far out of town, as the lake’s water is unsuitable for most tasks.

### Inconsideration

Simon surprises Eden at home. Though happy to see him, she’s also strangely reserved, and is hurt when he immediately plans to nap and have the boys over for dinner the following day without consulting her, not offering to help with anything nor aware she clearly wants to talk with him about something. She meets a pilgrim named Veronica who’s working as a laundress and shows Eden to a hidden spring closer to town.

Eden learns the other woman has an incurable illness that’s made her bleed for 12 years, leading to estrangement from her own family due to continuous impurity, yet still holds hope for a cure. Eden hints that she herself has been going through a hard time lately, and shows none of her earlier enthusiasm when the ministry or the sermon is brought up.

### Fire and Oil

In Matthew’s old mansion, tension between Mary Magdalen and Tamar has been growing, with the latter acting somewhat pushy, critical, and still refusing to sell her ancestral jewelry for needed funds. Zebedee drops by to have them taste the latest batch of olive oil, which proves to be expertly strained but bitter. Tamar figures out that the problem is in the olives he used, then gets the idea to use their funds to start an olive oil business that could finance the ministry, though Mary is rather dubious about this.

### Deep Questions

After reading through Yussif’s notes and old prophecies, Jairus is coming to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, and worries with Yussif on how their religious leaders will react to Him. When his daughter Nili suddenly gets seriously ill from the polluted water, he beings to wonder if God is punishing him for these thoughts.

While gathered at Simon and Eden’s house, the Twelve (Except for Thomas,, who 's gone to meet Ramah's Family) describe their journeys and debate exactly what it all meant, some of them disturbed at gaining such power without understanding. While Simon senses Eden is upset about something, she denies anything is wrong, leaving him distracted. Andrew also senses something amiss with the couple, but they both brush off his concerns.

### An Edict

In Jerusalem, Rabbi Shammai proposes to the Sanhedrin a new decree exacting stricter measures against false prophets and anyone invoking a messianic title. Shmuel is pleased to note most members approve, only to learn it still isn’t enough to have Jesus detained yet, to his frustration. When Veronica returns laundry to a customer, he spies blood running down her leg and makes a scene about her impurity, causing her to break down into tears.

### "What You Haven't Done"

Simon finally asks Eden if he did something to upset her, to which she angrily replies it is something he *hasn’t* done, and gets strangely terse when he brings up the subject of her menstrual cycle. Jesus and a few other disciples suddenly drop by, trying to hide from a group of frantic pilgrims who then mob the house. Fed up, Simon storms off and ends up at the synagogue.

He runs into Gaius, who is surprised to see him walking around without Jesus nearby. Simon asks why the Romans haven’t fixed the cistern yet, and Gaius says Quintus doesn’t want to pay for it. Both men form a surprising rapport over their shared frustration over the matter, and Simon lets slip he is a little frustrated with his Rabbi and having trouble at home. The two agree to start repairs on the cistern themselves when the supplies Yussif ordered come in tomorrow.

That evening at Jairus’s house, his wife Michal checks on Nili, and suddenly screams for her husband.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Jonathan Roumie as Jesus
* Shahar Isaac as Simon
* Lara Silva as Eden
* George H. Xanthis as John
* Joey Vahedi as Thomas
* Abe Martell as Big James
* Noah James as Andrew
* Yoshi Barrigas as Philip
* Paras Patel as Matthew
* Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene
* Austin Alleman as Nathanael
* Jordan Walker Ross as Little James
* Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus
* Alaa Safi As Simon Z.
* Luke Dimyan as Judas Iscariot
* Amber Shana Williams as Tamar

### Recurring

* Ivan Russo as Yussif
* Alessandro Colla as Jairus
* Nick Shakour as Zebedee
* Kirk R. B. Woller as Gaius
* Shaan Sharma as Shmuel

### New

* Zhaleh Vossough as Veronica
* Ella McCaine as Nili, Jairus's daughter
* Mel Mehrabian as Michal, Jairus's wife

## Themes

This episode is based on Matt 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, and Luke 8:40-56.

### Events

* Most of the Twelve Return from the mission
* Thomas goes to ask Rama's father for her hand
* Capernaum's water cistern is broken
* A strain grows between Simon and Eden, in part because of his inconsideration for her emotional needs.
* Zebedee and the women decide to use the olive oil business to fund the ministry.
* Veronica, "The Bleeding Woman" Is introduced.
* Jairus's daughter gets sick.
* A strain forms between Simon and Jesus
* Gaius and Simon plan to work together on the cistern
* Opposition from the Sanhedrin starts growing