Matthew 12:38-42 (New International Version)
View In My BibleThe Sign of Jonah
12:39-42pp -- Lk 11:29-32 12:43-45pp -- Lk 11:24-26
38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign1 from you."2 39 He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.3 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,4 so the Son of Man5 will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.6 41 The men of Nineveh7 will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,8 and now onea greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came9 from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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