Matthew 12:38-40

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.

Cross References 5

  • 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

Footnotes 4

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