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 dramatises two Gospel miracles and presents faith in Jesus as the answer to grief, shame and death.
- +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
A young girl dies while her parents plead and mourners wail, and a couple grieve a miscarriage. These moments are handled gently yet can upset younger children.
- Under 8With a parent
- Ages 8–12Yes
- Ages 13–15Yes
- Ages 16–17Yes
- AdultsYes
A moving, gentle episode built around two Gospel healings, with no swearing or violence. A dying child and a grieving couple make it emotional for younger viewers.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageNo swearing
The dialogue contains no profanity.
BlasphemyNone
God's name is used only in prayer, scripture and sincere speech.
Sex and nudityNone
There is no sexual content.
RelationshipsMarriage under strain
Simon and Eden's marriage is strained by grief after her miscarriage, handled with tenderness and restraint.
ViolenceNone
There is no violence. Veronica's long illness involving bleeding is discussed but not shown graphically.
Frightening scenesDying child
A young girl lies dying and her parents are frantic; she dies before being raised, and mourners wail. Young children may find this upsetting.
Drugs and alcoholNone
There is no drug use; a parable about wine and wineskins is told.
AttitudesMild tensions
Simon withdraws from his wife and there is tension in the group, but this is treated as something needing healing.
OccultNone
There is no witchcraft, fortune-telling or other occult content. The healings are the miracles of Jesus from the Gospels, shown as acts of God's compassion.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Miscarriage and grief
A flashback shows Simon and Eden's grief after her miscarriage, and the strain between them carries through the episode.
- Mid
Working across divisions
Simon and Gaius work together on Capernaum's water problem, while the two men's wary relationship is tested at home and in the town.
- Mid
Shame and illness
Veronica, who has suffered a long illness and the isolation that came with it, is helped towards Jesus by Nathanael and Thaddeus.
- Mid
Dying child
Desperate, Jairus begs Jesus to cure Nili, his daughter, who is close to death, and as they travel the crowds jostle in on every side.
- Late
Healing and faith
Veronica touches the edge of Jesus' garment in the crowd. Jesus stops, asks who touched him, and speaks tenderly to her.
- Late
Death and mourning
Nili dies before Jesus arrives, mourners wail, and Jesus sends them out before going in to the family.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
In Capernaum, Simon's marriage is strained by grief while he and Gaius try to fix the town's failing water supply. Elsewhere, Veronica, ill and cut off from others for years, looks for Jesus. Jairus, a synagogue leader, becomes desperate to reach Jesus before his gravely ill daughter's time runs out.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
This episode dramatises two Gospel healings woven together: a synagogue leader begging for his dying daughter and a woman who has suffered bleeding for years and touches Jesus' garment in secret. Jesus stops for the unnamed woman, calls her by a family name and restores her publicly, so that she is seen rather than shamed. Jairus's plea mirrors every parent who has run out of options and comes to Jesus in desperation, and Jesus tells him not to fear but to believe. Their stories sit beside Simon's grief at home after the miscarriage, a reminder that faith does not remove sorrow but brings it before God. Jesus' parable of new wine in old wineskins, told when he is asked about fasting, speaks of something new that cannot be fitted into old patterns. The prophet Isaiah promised that God draws near the broken, and the episode shows that nearness as personal and tender. The outcome is hope: Jesus meets need with compassion, and faith offered in weakness is not turned away.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
8 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Self-control
Love and kindness: Jesus stops in a pressing crowd to find the woman who touched him and speaks to her with tenderness, calling her his daughter. Gentleness: he treats her shame and Jairus's terror with quiet care. Faithfulness: Jairus keeps pressing on to find Jesus for his dying daughter, and Veronica risks reaching out to him. Peace: Jesus brings calm to the grieving household. Patience: Simon and Gaius keep working together on the water problem despite their differences. Goodness: Thaddeus and Nathanael help Veronica reach Jesus. Joy: it breaks out where healing comes.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Jesus of NazarethJonathan RoumieTeaches the disciples about new wine and old wineskins, and responds with patience and compassion to those who come to him in desperate need.
Simon PeterShahar IsaacCarries private grief at home and throws himself into practical work, struggling to reach his wife while he serves alongside the others.
GaiusKirk B.R. WollerA Roman official who cooperates with Simon on the town's water problem, an uneasy partnership between two very different men.
VeronicaZhaleh VossoughA woman worn down by years of illness and isolation, who ventures towards Jesus in quiet, desperate hope.
JairusAlessandro CollaA synagogue leader whose pride gives way to humble pleading as his daughter's life hangs in the balance.
How Christians are portrayed
Faith is shown warmly and honestly, as costly, desperate and rewarded. Jesus' followers help the needy reach him, though they are sometimes strained by their own grief and tensions. Religious leader Jairus is a sympathetic figure who sets aside his dignity to plead for his child.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Erick Avari, Jonathan Roumie, Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish
- First aired
- Jan 8, 2023
- Created by
- Dallas Jenkins
- Networks
- Prime Video, VidAngel, Angel
- Genre
- Action & Adventure, Family, Drama
- Episode length
- 56m
- 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 (1.03) + 8 × worldview (+2) = 99
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Updated 2026-10-14