And when we made a covenant with you that ye should not shed your own blood,35 nor expel one another from your abodes, then ye ratified it and yourselves were witnesses.

Then were ye the very persons who slew one another; and ye drove out a part of your own people from their abodes; ye lent help against them with wrong and hatred; but if they come captives to you, ye redeem them!-Yet it was forbidden you to drive them out.36 Believe ye then part of the Book, and deny part?  But what shall be the meed of him among you who doth this, but shame in this life?  And on the day of the Resurrection they shall be sent to the most cruel of torments, for God is not regardless of what ye do.

These are they who purchase this present life at the price of that which is to come:  their torment shall not be lightened, neither shall they be helped.

Moreover, to Moses gave we “the Book,” and we raised up apostles after him; and to Jesus, son of Mary, gave we clear proofs of his mission, and strengthened him by the Holy Spirit.37 So oft then as an apostle cometh to you with that which your souls desire not, swell ye with pride, and treat some as impostors, and slay others?

And they say, “Uncircumcised are our hearts.”  Nay!  God hath cursed them in their infidelity:  few are they who believe!

And when a Book had come to them from God, confirming that which they had received already-although they had before prayed for victory over those who believed not-yet when that Koran come to them, of which they had knowledge, they did not recognise it.  The curse of God on the infidels!

For a vile price have they sold themselves, by not believing what God hath sent down, envious of God’s sending down his grace on such of his servants as he pleaseth:38 and they have brought on themselves wrath upon wrath.  And for the unbelievers is a disgraceful chastisement.

And when it is said to them, “Believe in what God hath sent down,” they say, “In that which hath been sent down to us we believe:”  but what hath since been sent down they disbelieve, although it be the truth confirmatory of their own Scriptures.  Say:  Why then have ye of old slain God’s prophets,39 if ye are indeed believers?

Moreover, Moses came unto you with proofs of his mission.  Then in his absence ye took the calf for your God, and did wickedly.

And when we accepted your covenant, and uplifted40 the mountain over you, we said, “Take firm hold on what we have given you, and hearken.”  They said, “We have hearkened and have rebelled:”  then were they made to drink down the calf into their hearts for their ingratitude.  Say:  A bad thing hath your faith commanded you, if ye be indeed believers.

Say:  If the future dwelling place with God be specially for you, but not for the rest of mankind, then wish for death, if ye are sincere: 

But never can they wish for it, because of that which their own hands have sent on before them!41 And God knoweth the offenders.