Significantly, he adds: “Most of [them] are still with us, though some have fallen asleep in death. ”
فَبُولُسُ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي رِسَالَتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْكُورِنْثِيِّينَ أَنَّهُمْ « خَمْسُ مِئَةِ أَخٍ » .‏