HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100RecommendedThis episode
- 60–79Watch with care
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100RecommendedThis episode
- 60–79Watch with care
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
Worldview score
What the story celebrates or condemns.
Why +2 for this episode
The episode affirms faith in Jesus, the apostles' mission and honest struggle within marriage. Belief is portrayed as costly but true.
- +2Affirms faithThis episodePresents faith in God positively and as true
- +1Positive valuesHonesty, sacrifice and family win out
- 0Mixed or neutralNo clear stance
- −1AmbivalentShows sin without judging it either way
- −2Glamorises sinMakes sin look attractive and rewarding
Age guide
How suitable this episode is for each age group.
Why 8+ for this episode
The episode is gentle, with no swearing, sexual content or fighting. A young girl's sudden, serious illness and her parents' fear, plus some deliverance scenes, may unsettle younger children.
- Under 8With a parent
- Ages 8–12Yes
- Ages 13–15Yes
- Ages 16–17Yes
- AdultsYes
A gentle, faith-affirming episode about the disciples' first mission and the strains it puts on home life. The only harder moment is a child's sudden illness.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageNo swearing
The series avoids swearing, and nothing in this episode suggests otherwise.
BlasphemyNone
God's name is used in prayer, teaching and sincere speech, not as an exclamation.
Sex and nudityNone
There is no sexual content. Simon and Eden's strained marriage is handled through conversation.
RelationshipsMarriage under strain
Simon and Eden struggle to reconnect after time apart, and the episode treats their marriage with care. Jairus and Michal are shown as worried parents.
ViolenceMild, referenced
The disciples talk about their healing and deliverance missions. There is no fighting shown.
Frightening scenesA sick child
Jairus's young daughter falls seriously ill, and her parents' fear may upset younger children.
Drugs and alcoholNone
There is no notable alcohol or drug content.
AttitudesPlotting, tension
Shammai pushes the Sanhedrin to pass a decree against false prophecy. The disciples quarrel over their experiences. Gaius works under pressure from Rome.
OccultNone
There is no occult content. The disciples heal and cast out demons in Jesus' name as part of a biblical mission, which is shown reverently as faith rather than as magic or false spirituality.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Spiritual warfare
In pairs, the disciples set off to heal the sick, expel demons and proclaim the message. Some of the deliverance moments may unsettle younger viewers.
- Early
Growing faith
Jairus admits he has read the sealed account of Jesus and says he believes.
- Mid
Marriage and home life
At home with Simon, the disciples try to understand the events they witnessed, while Simon and Eden struggle to draw close again.
- Mid
Illness and isolation
Eden meets Veronica, a woman who has suffered bleeding for twelve years and is cut off from others because of it.
- Mid
Child illness
Nili, the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus, becomes sick, and her mother and father start to be afraid.
- Late
Religious opposition
Shammai wins Sanhedrin support for a decree against false prophecy, a move aimed at Jesus' followers.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Jesus sends the disciples out as pairs on a mission to heal people, expel demons and preach. When they return, they struggle to understand what has happened. At Simon's house, strain grows between him and Eden. Elsewhere, Jairus faces questions about Jesus as illness reaches his own household.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
In this episode the disciples return from their first mission, having travelled in pairs to heal, expel demons and announce the kingdom. Jesus had given them that commission. Their difficulty making sense of what they saw echoes the Twelve returning with joy at what had happened, while still learning what it all meant. At home, Simon and Eden show that faithful service can strain a marriage, and that love has to be tended through patient listening. Jairus, a synagogue leader, comes to believe in Jesus while his own daughter lies ill. This anticipates the Gospel account of a father who came to Jesus on behalf of a twelve-year-old girl. Veronica's twelve years of suffering likewise matches the woman who reached out for healing in the same Gospel passage. Gaius, Shammai and the Sanhedrin show how power can respond with suspicion to what it cannot control. The episode ends unresolved, so the outcome is left for the viewer to see. It suggests that faith is tested in ordinary family life as well as in miracles.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
5 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Peace
- Goodness
- Gentleness
Faithfulness is shown by the disciples, who carry out Jesus' commission and keep following him even when they do not understand what happened, and by Jairus, who professes belief at personal risk. Love appears in Jairus and Michal's anxious care for their sick daughter, and in Simon and Eden's wish to reconnect. Patience shows as Eden and Simon try to bridge the gap between them. Kindness is seen in the disciples' care for the sick, and Joy in their delight at the healings they witnessed. Strife and Divisions appear in the disciples' disagreements over what they experienced, in the tension in Simon's crowded home, and in the Sanhedrin's move against what it calls false prophecy. Self-control is the one fruit the episode puts under real pressure, as tempers fray at home.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Simon PeterShahar IsaacReturns from the mission to a crowded home and a marriage that needs attention. He is tired and unsettled, and offers to help Gaius with the broken cistern.
Jesus of NazarethJonathan RoumieSends out his followers to share his work, trusting them with his mission.
MatthewParas PatelOne of the disciples trying to make sense of what the mission has shown them.
NicodemusErick AvariA Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, watching the growing opposition to Jesus' movement.
GaiusKirk B.R. WollerA Roman officer overseeing the cistern repairs. He talks with Simon at the synagogue.
How Christians are portrayed
Faith is treated warmly and honestly. The disciples are devoted but confused and sometimes quarrelsome, and Jairus's belief is shown as costly rather than easy. The religious establishment is a foil, wary of Jesus' movement, yet the episode shows its members as people rather than caricatures.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Erick Avari, Jonathan Roumie, Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish
- First aired
- Jan 1, 2023
- Created by
- Dallas Jenkins
- Networks
- Prime Video, VidAngel, Angel
- Genre
- Action & Adventure, Family, Drama
- Episode length
- 59m
- Age rating
- US TV-PG · UK 12
How we analysed this
We gathered the episode's summary, its reception and facts about the series that independent sources agree on, then rated each content area against our rubric and worldview scale, using AI models calibrated on reference titles. Not yet reviewed by our team. Confidence: medium.
Score = 100 − 16 × content concern (1.11) + 8 × worldview (+2) = 98
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Updated 2026-10-14