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Quran 4:157

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 157 of 176 · Juz 6

وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَـٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا

Translations of Quran 4:157
EnglishTalal Itani

And for their saying, “We have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they did. Indeed, those who differ about him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it, except the following of assumptions. Certainly, they did not kill him.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve "biz Allah’ın Resulü Mesih İsâ ibn-i Meryem’i katlettik" demeleri sebebiyle- halbuki onu ne katlettiler ne salbettiler ve lâkin kendilerine bir benzetme yapıldı, ve filhakıka onda ihtilâf edenler bundan dolayı şekk içindedirler, ona dair bir ilimleri yoktur ancak zann ardında giderler, halbuki onu yakînen katletmediler.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 157–158 are translated together in this edition.

Ils disent : Nous avons mis à mort le Messie, Jésus fils de Marie, l’envoyé de Dieu. Non, ils ne l’ont point tué, ils ne l’ont point crucifié ; un homme qui lui ressemblait fut mis à sa place, et ceux qui disputaient là-dessus ont été eux-mêmes dans le doute. Ils ne le savaient pas de science certaine, ils ne faisaient que suivre une opinion. Ils ne l’ont point tué réellement. Dieu l’a élevé à lui, et Dieu est puissant et sage.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 157–158 are translated together in this edition.

En gezegd hebben: Waarlijk wij hebben Christus Jezus, den zoon van Maria, den gezant van God gedood; doch zij sloegen hem niet dood en kruisigden hem niet, maar iemand, die hem geleek, werd in zijne plaats gesteld, en waarlijk zij, die nopens hem twistten, verkeerden in eene dwaling, en hadden geene bepaalde kennis daarvan, maar volgden slechts eene meening. Zij doodden hem niet werkelijk; God heeft hem tot zich opgenomen, en God is machtig en wijs.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 157–158 are translated together in this edition.

Dicono: Noi abbiamo messo a morte il Messia, Gesù figlio di Maria, l’apostolo di Dio. No, essi non l’hanno ucciso, non l’hanno crocifisso, un uomo che lo rassomigliava fu messo al suo posto, e coloro che disputavano su ciò, sono rimasti essi stessi nel dubbio. Non lo sapevano di certa scienza, non lo sapevano che per opinione. Essi non l’hanno ucciso realmente. Dio l’ha tirato a se, e Dio è potente, e savio.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.