[56] This and the next verse addressed the Lordship and Divinity of Jesus. See 2:165.
[57] i.e., a part of the three, referring to the Christian concept of the Trinity.
[58] They both were in need of sustenance, proving that they were not divine beings, unlike Allah Almighty Who is in no need of anything while everything is in need of Him.
[59] Their misguided and misguiding religious leaders.