when the son of mary is held up as an example your people raise an outcry on this saying are our gods better or him? they cite him only to challenge you they are a contentious people but he was only a servant we favoured and made an example for the children of israel if we had so wished we could have appointed angels in exchange for you to succeed you on the earth.
ولما ضرب ابن مريم مثلا إذا قومك منه يصدون وقالوا أآلهتنا خير أم هو ما ضربوه لك إلا جدلا بل هم قوم خصمون إن هو إلا عبد أنعمنا عليه وجعلناه مثلا لبني إسرائيل ولو نشاء لجعلنا منكم ملائكة في الأرض يخلفون