38Thensome of the scribes and Phariseessaid to Him, "Teacher, 1we want to see a sign from You."
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But He answered and said to them, "2An 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 3JONAH WAS THREEDAYS AND THREENIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEAMONSTER, so will 4the Son of Man be 5threedays and threenights in the heart of the earth.