And We did certainly give Moses the Torah and followed up after him with
messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported
him with the Pure Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came
to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you
were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party
you killed.
And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was
with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those
who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they
recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah will be upon the
disbelievers.
How wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would
disbelieve in what Allah has revealed through [their] outrage that Allah
would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So
they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers
is a humiliating punishment.
And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they
say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve
in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with
them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allah before, if you are
[indeed] believers?"
And [recall] when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount,
[saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and listen."
They said [instead], "We hear and disobey." And their hearts absorbed [the
worship of] the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is
that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is for you
alone and not the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be
truthful.
And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even]
more than those who associate others with Allah . One of them wishes that
he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in
the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And
Allah is Seeing of what they do.
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