These new Christians became “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession. ”
فَأَصْبَحَ هٰؤُلَاءِ ٱلْمَسِيحِيُّونَ ٱلْجُدُدُ ‹ جِنْسًا مُخْتَارًا ،‏ كَهَنُوتًا مَلَكِيًّا ،‏ أُمَّةً مُقَدَّسَةً ،‏ شَعْبَ ٱقْتِنَاءٍ › .‏ ‏