Of the Christians in the first century, Paul wrote: “It is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by [God’s] undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus. ”
پولُس در مورد مسیحیان قرن اوّل نوشت :‏ « به فیض او مجّاناً عادل شمرده می‌شوند به وساطت آن فدیه‌ای که در عیسی مسیح است .‏ »