" answered James. "What was that?"

"Some Zealots from Galilee started a riot in the Temple. I did not see
what happened myself, but they say that the Roman soldiers put a stop to
the trouble and within a few hours Pilate crucified twelve of the
Zealots." He looked at the others. "There were many Galileans in
Jerusalem--but that did not stop Pilate!"

"But we are not going to start a riot," James hastened to say. "As Judas
says, we will work from the inside until the right time." Peter glanced
curiously at the other men. No doubt of the future seemed to cross their
minds. Peter restrained a desire to interrupt. Finally James turned to
him and asked, "Do you think Jesus would let himself be trapped by the
officials?"

Very forcefully Peter answered: "I do not think he will be trapped. I do
not know what will happen. But do not forget what he said; again and
again he has told us that he will be killed in Jerusalem!"

"Oh, I am sure he doesn't mean it the way it sounds," said James
hastily. "He was discouraged when he said that."

"Just the same, he definitely said his work in Jerusalem would cost his
life!"

"There will be no new kingdom for any of us if that happens!" replied
James.

[Illustration]

14. A DAY OF VICTORY

Within two hours Jesus and his friends had reached the southern end of
the Lake of Galilee. They knew that the heavy rain had made the lake
rise almost to the point of flooding the water front at Tiberias. But
they never expected the sight that lay before them.

Usually the Jordan wound sluggishly between low banks. Now a huge
overflow was pouring out of the lake, filling the wide river bed with
muddy water. The disciples looked with dismay at the uprooted bushes and
broken limbs swirling past them. They could hardly believe that this
destructive flood had been the narrow Jordan they had forded so many
times before.

"Do you think that we can find a place to wade through?" James and John
were walking down the bank.

James shook his head. "It is not deep, but it is terribly swift. Look
how wide it is!" A quarter mile of water lay between them and the other
side.

"I guess we shall have to travel down the road on this side." They
turned back to the others.

"I am not going through Samaria!" exclaimed James.

"Perhaps we can find a shallow place to cross before we get that far,"
replied John.

None of the other people were willing to risk their lives by attempting
to ford the