he baptizes people, and people start converting, and he gets himself kind of on the wrong side of politics in this way because he's converting people who are very high up within the kingdom, and they start to pull their loyalties away from the king. it makes the king angry, and by the time thomas converts his wife and the king's son as well, misdaeus has had enough. the jealous king dispatches his men to capture and kill thomas. >> his final words repeat the same acclamation he made in the gospel of john when jesus, the risen christ, appeared to him. >> my lord, my god, i have fulfilled the work you gave me and obeyed your every command. today, i receive my final freedom.