for when they are told believe in what god has bestowed from on high they reply we believe in what has been bestowed on usand they deny the truth of everything else although it be a truth confirming the one already in their possession. say why then did you slay gods prophets aforetime if you were (truly] believers?
وإذا قيل لهم آمنوا بما أنزل الله قالوا نؤمن بما أنزل علينا ويكفرون بما وراءه وهو الحق مصدقا لما معهم قل فلم تقتلون أنبياء الله من قبل إن كنتم مؤمنين