MATTHIAS

[In a low voice.] Tell him not thy name. He will ruin thee.

SIMON THE GALILEAN

[Calmly.] I am a Jew. My name is Simon, and I come from Galilee.

AMASAI

And as one that there knoweth Law and Sacrifice----

SIMON THE GALILEAN

[Interrupting.] Greater than law, greater than sacrifice, is love! [Sensation and dismay among people]

AMASAI

See ye not now that he is guilty against the law? [He continues speaking earnestly to the people]