lies hidden in his breast of hypocrisy.

Relevance of the verse to this chapter: It makes clear that fearing people lest they harm one for believing in Allah falls under the category of fearing other than Allah, a fear that betrays weak faith.

Lessons drawn from the verse:
1- Fearing people’s harm because of one’s faith is fear directed to someone other than Allah.
2- It is obligatory to remain patient when harmed in Allah’s cause.
3- The aspirations of the hypocrites are base and ignoble.
4- The verse affirms Allah’s encompassing knowledge.