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But He answered and said to them, "1An evil and adulterousgenerationcraves for a sign; and yet nosign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;
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for just as 2JONAH WAS THREEDAYS AND THREENIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEAMONSTER, so will 3the Son of Man be 4threedays and threenights in the heart of the earth.
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"5The men of Nineveh will stand up with thisgeneration at the judgment, and will condemn it because6they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, 7something greater than Jonah is here.