These are the apostles, some of whom We gave an advantage over others: of them are those to whom Allah spoke and some of them He raised in rank, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, manifest proofs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had Allah wished, those who succeeded them would not have fought one another after the manifest proofs had come to them. But they differed. So there were among them those who had faith and there were among them those who were faithless, and had Allah wished, they would not have fought one another; but Allah does whatever He desires.
われは，これらの使徒のある者を外の者より以上に遇した。かれらの中である者には，アッラーが親しく御言葉をかけられるし，またある者は位階を高められた。またわれは，マルヤムの子イーサーに明証を授け，且つ聖霊によってかれを強めた。もしアッラーのおばしめしがなかったなら，かれらの後継者たちは，明証が下った後互いに争うことはなかったであろう。だがかれらは相違した。ある者は信じ，またある者は信仰を拒否した。アッラーの御心なら，かれらは争わなかったのである。だがアッラーは，おばしめしのことを行われた。