Overall meaning : The Almighty states that He followed up the prophets and messengers who judged according to the Torah with Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, who believed and supported what was in the Torah and bore witness to its truth, and that He gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, confirming what had already been revealed in the Torah, revealing the truth and deterring the God-fearing from committing sins.
He also commands the Christians to judge according to what was revealed in the Gospel, for He revealed it to Jesus, peace be upon him, to judge according to its laws and to believe everything in it, including the good news of the coming of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the command to believe him and follow him, stressing that those who do not judge by what He has sent down are indeed transgressors and disobedient evildoers.