He rushed through the press and overtook them.
"Follow me," he said.

"I would have speech with you." The men obeyed him, and when they were under shelter of the house, he spoke again: "You are of those who took my swords, and agreed with me to strike for freedom and the King who was coming.

You have the swords now, and now is the time to strike with them.

Go, look everywhere, and find our brethren, and tell them to meet me at the tree of the cross making ready for the Nazarene.

Haste all of you! Nay, stand not so! The Nazarene is the King, and freedom dies with him." They looked at him respectfully, but did not move.
"Hear you ?" he asked.
Then one of them replied, "Son of Judah"-- by that name they knew him--"son of Judah, it is you who are deceived, not we or our brethren who have your swords.