Matthew 12:39-40

39 But He answered and said to them, "¹An 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 ²JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will ³the Son of Man be ⁴three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 12:39-42: {Luke 11:29-32;} Matthew 16:4
• 2. Jonah 1:17
• 3. Matthew 8:20
• 4. Matthew 16:21

Footnotes

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