At a meeting of the governing body of first - century Christians held in 49 C.E., the disciple James stated: “Symeon [Peter] has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name. ”
قَالَ ٱلتِّلْمِيذُ يَعْقُوبُ فِي ٱجْتِمَاعٍ لِلْهَيْئَةِ ٱلْحَاكِمَةِ سَنَةَ ٤٩ ب‌م :‏ « قَدْ رَوَى شِمْعُونُ [بُطْرُسُ] كَيْفَ ٱفْتَقَدَ ٱللهُ ٱلْأُمَمَ لِلْمَرَّةِ ٱلْأُولَى لِيَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمْ شَعْبًا لِٱسْمِهِ » .‏