When Jesus said that, the Jews still constituted “the congregation of God, ” so his words initially applied to them.
عِنْدَمَا تَفَوَّهَ يَسُوعُ بِهذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ،‏ كَانَ ٱلْيَهُودُ لَا يَزَالُونَ يُؤَلِّفُونَ « جَمَاعَةَ ٱللهِ » .‏