73 And believe not but in him who follows your religion. Say: True guidance — Allāh’s guidance — is that one may be given the like of what you were given; or they would prevail on you in argument before your Lord. Say: Grace is surely in Allāh’s hand. He gives it to whom He pleases. And Allāh is Ample-giving, Knowing.

74 He specially chooses for His mercy whom He pleases. And Allāh is the Lord of mighty grace.

75 And among the People of the Book there is he who, if thou entrust him with a heap of wealth, would pay it back to thee; and among them is he who, if thou entrust him with a dīnār would not pay it back to thee, unless thou kept on demanding it. This is because they say there is no blame on us in the matter of the unlearned people and they forge a lie against Allāh while they know.

76 Yea, whoever fulfils his promise and keeps his duty — then Allāh surely loves the dutiful.

77 Those who take a small price for the covenant of Allāh and their own oaths — they have no portion in the Hereafter, and Allāh will not speak to them, nor will He look upon them on the day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful chastisement.

78 And there is certainly a party of them who lie about the Book that you may consider it to be (a part) of the Book while it is not (a part) of the Book; and they say, It is from Allāh, while it is not from Allāh; and they forge a lie against Allāh whilst they know.

79 It is not meet for a mortal that Allāh should give him the Book and the judgment and the prophethood, then he should say to men: Be my servants besides Allāh’s; but (he would say): Be worshippers of the Lord because you teach the Book and because you study (it);

80 Nor would he enjoin you to take the angels and the prophets for lords. Would he enjoin you to disbelieve after you submit?

81 And when Allāh made a covenant through the prophets: Certainly what I have given you of Book and Wisdom — then a Messenger comes to you verifying that which is with you, you shall believe in him, and you shall aid him. He said: Do you affirm and accept My compact in this (matter)? They said: We do affirm. He said: Then bear witness, and I (too) am of the bearers of witness with you.