He wrote: “You are ‘ a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, ’... for you were once not a people, but are now God’s people; you were those who had not been shown mercy, but are now those who have been shown mercy. ” ​ — 1 Peter 2: 7 - 10.
كنتم غير مرحومين ،‏ اما الآن فمرحومون » .‏ —‏ ١ بطرس ٢ :‏ ​ ٧ -‏ ١٠‏ .‏