Tafsir of Al-Ma'idah 5:65

ولو أن أهل الكتاب آمنوا واتقوا

And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and had Taqwa..., Consequently, had the People of the Book believed in Allah and His Messenger and avoided the sins and prohibitions that they committed;

لكفرنا عنهم سيياتهم وﻻدخلناهم جنات النعيم

We would indeed have expiated for them their sins and admitted them to Gardens of pleasure (in Paradise). meaning We would have removed the dangers from them and granted them their objectives