002.138 Y:  (Our religion is) the Baptism of Allah:  And who can baptize better than Allah?  And it is He Whom we worship.

P:  (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring.  We are His worshippers.

S:  (Receive) the baptism of Allah, and who is better than Allah in baptising? and Him do we serve.

002.139 Y:  Say:  Will ye dispute with us about Allah, seeing that He is our Lord and your Lord; that we are responsible for our doings and ye for yours; and that We are sincere (in our faith) in Him?

P:  Say (unto the People of the Scripture):  Dispute ye with us concerning Allah when He is our Lord and your Lord?  Ours are our works and yours your works.  We look to Him alone.

S:  Say:  Do you dispute with us about Allah, and He is our Lord and your Lord, and we shall have our deeds and you shall have your deeds, and we are sincere to Him.

002.140 Y:  Or do ye say that Abraham, Isma’il Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes were Jews or Christians?  Say:  Do ye know better than Allah?  Ah! who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? but Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!

P:  Or say ye that Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or Christians?  Say:  Do ye know best, or doth Allah?  And who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah?  Allah is not unaware of what ye do.

S:  Nay! do you say that Ibrahim and Ismail and Yaqoub and the tribes were Jews or Christians?  Say:  Are you better knowing or Allah?  And who is more unjust than he who conceals a testimony that he has from Allah?  And Allah is not at all heedless of what you do.

002.141 Y:  That was a people that hath passed away.  They shall reap the fruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do!  Of their merits there is no question in your case: 

P:  Those are a people who have passed away; theirs is that which they earned and yours that which ye earn.  And ye will not be asked of what they used to do.

S:  This is a people that have passed away; they shall have what they earned and you shall have what you earn, and you shall not be called upon to answer for what they did.

002.142 Y:  The fools among the people will say:  “What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?” Say:  To Allah belong both east and West:  He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight.

P:  The foolish of the people will say:  What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed?  Say:  Unto Allah belong the East and the West.  He guideth whom He will unto a straight path.

S:  The fools among the people will say:  What has turned them from their qiblah which they had?  Say:  The East and the West belong only to Allah; He guides whom He likes to the right path.