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Matthew 12:40

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38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
KJV
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
WEB
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
ASV
for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
DARBY
For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
BLB
For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
ÅB
For slik som Jona var tre dager og tre netter i fiskens buk, slik skal Menneskesønnen være tre dager og tre netter i jordens hjerte.
OTB
For slik som Jonas var tre dager og tre netter i buken på en stor fisk, slik skal Menneskesønnen være tre dager og tre netter i jordens hjerte.
B1930
For likesom Jonas var tre dager og tre netter i fiskens buk, således skal Menneskesønnen være tre dager og tre netter i jordens skjød.

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Cross references

  • Jonah 1:17

    Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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  • Matthew 27:63–64

    Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

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  • John 2:19

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

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  • Matthew 17:23

    And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

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  • Matthew 16:21

    From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

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  • Matthew 27:40

    And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

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  • Jonah 2:2–6

    And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

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  • Psalms 63:9

    But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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