يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Quran 3:71 is ayah 71 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 59 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:71

يَٰٓأَهْلَٱلْكِتَٰبِلِمَتَلْبِسُونَٱلْحَقَّبِٱلْبَٰطِلِوَتَكْتُمُونَٱلْحَقَّوَأَنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ٧١

yāahla l-kitābi lima talbisūna l-ḥaqa bil-bāṭili wataktumūna l-ḥaqa wa-antum taʿlamūna

O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?(71)

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This commentary explains ayahs 3:69–74 together.