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Thencertain of the scribesand of the Phariseesanswered, saying, Master, we wouldsee a signfromthee.
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But he answered and said unto them,An evilandadulterousgeneration seeketh after a sign;and there shall nosign be given to it,but the sign of the prophetJonas:
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ForasJonaswasthreedaysandthreenightsin the whale'sbelly;so shall the Son of manbethreedaysandthreenightsin the heart of the earth.
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The men of Nineveh shall riseinjudgmentwiththisgeneration,and shall condemnit:because they repentedat the preaching of Jonas;and,behold, a greater thanJonas is here.
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The queen of the south shall rise upin the judgmentwiththisgeneration,and shall condemnit:for she camefrom the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;and,behold, a greater thanSolomon is here.