“ In the plural, as used of believers, ” notes An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, “it designates all such and is not applied merely to persons of exceptional holiness, or to those who, having died, were characterized by exceptional acts of saintliness. ”
इसलिए, प्रेरित पौलुस ने शुरू के सभी मसीहियों को सच्चे संत या पवित्र जन कहा ।