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62. And thou seest many of them vying one with another in sin and transgression and their devouring of illicit gain.

Verily evil is what they do.

63. Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid their evil speaking and their devouring of illicit gain? Verily evil is

their handiwork.

64. The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both

His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which bath been revealed unto thee from thy

Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and

hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their effort is for

corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not corrupters.

65. If only the People of the Scripture would believe and ward off (evil), surely We should remit their sins from them

and surely We should bring them into Gardens of Delight.

66. If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would

surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who are

moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct.

67. O Messenger! Make known that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord, for if thou do it not, thou will

not have conveyed His message. Allah will protect thee from mankind. Lo! Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.

68. Say: O People of the Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the Gospel and that

which was revealed unto you from your Lord. That which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is certain

to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them. But grieve not for the disbelieving folk.

69. Lo! those who believe, and those who are Jews, and Sabaeans, and Christians whosoever believeth in Allah and the

Last Day and doeth right there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.

70. We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We sent unto them messengers. As often as a messenger

came unto them with that which their souls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them) they denied and some

they slew.

71. They thought no harm would come of it, so they were willfully blind and deaf. And afterward Allah turned (in

mercy) toward them. Now (even after that) are many of them willfully blind and deaf. Allah is Seer of what they do.

72. They surely disbelieve who say : Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said : O Children

of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden

Paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evildoers there will be no helpers.

73. They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the third of three; when there is no God save the One God. If they

desist not from so saying a painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve.

74. Will they not rather turn unto Allah and seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

75. The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) had passed away before

him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how we make the revelations

clear for them, and see how they are turned away!

76. Say: Serve ye in place of Allah that which possesseth for you neither hurt nor use? Allah it is Who is the Hearer,

the Knower.

77. Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of

folk who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road.

78. Those of the children of Israel who went astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That

was because they rebelled and used to transgress.

79. They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!

80. Thou seest many of them making friends with those who disbelieve. surely ill for them is that which they

themselves send on before them : that Allah will be wroth with them and in the doom they will abide.

81. If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose them for their

friends. But many of them are of evil conduct.

82. Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who , believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters.

And thou wilt find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians.

That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud.

83. When they listen to that which hath been revealed unto the messenger, thou seest their eyes overflow with tears

because of their recognition of the Truth. They say: Our Lord, we believe. Inscribe us as among the witnesses.