Matthew 12:38-41

The Desire for Signs

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, ¹we want to see a sign from You."

39 But He answered and said to them, "²An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;

40 for just as ³JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will ⁴the Son of Man be ⁵three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 "⁶The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because ⁷they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, ⁸something greater than Jonah is here.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 16:1; Mark 8:11, 12; Luke 11:16; John 2:18; John 6:30; 1 Corinthians 1:22
• 2. Matthew 12:39-42: {Luke 11:29-32;} Matthew 16:4
• 3. Jonah 1:17
• 4. Matthew 8:20
• 5. Matthew 16:21
• 6. Jonah 1:2
• 7. Jonah 3:5
• 8. Matthew 12:6, 42

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. attesting miracle
• [b]. I.e. attesting miracle
• [c]. I.e. attesting miracle
• [d]. I.e. attesting miracle