Among the people are some who take other than God as equals to Him, they love them as they love God; but those who acknowledge love God more strongly; and when those who were wicked see the retribution, they will see that all power belongs to God, and that God is severe in retribution.
Translation endnotes
[2:165] Jesus, Mary, Muhammed, and all friends of God will reject those who idolized them in various ways. See 16:86; 46:5-6; 25:30. Though some versions of the Bible offer a different translation for the beginning of the following verse, the New American Bible by Catholic Press (1970) renders an internally consistent translation: "None of those who cry out, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of God but only the one who does the will of my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 7:21-23) The New Jerusalem Bible (1985) translates the key phrase as "It is not anyone who …" See 2:48. Also, see 2:59; 3:45, 51-52, 55; 4:11,157,171; 5:72-79; 7:162; 19:36.