KJV King James Version
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.
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Matthew 12:40
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
Surrounding context — Matthew 12
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
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:
40 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.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὥσπερG5618 · hōsperjust asγὰρG1063 · garforἦνG1510 · eimito beἸωνᾶςG2495 · IōnasJohnἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoκοιλίᾳG2836 · koiliabelly/womb/stomachτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκήτουςG2785 · kētossea monsterτρεῖςG5140 · treisThreeἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayκαὶG2532 · kaiandτρεῖςG5140 · treisThreeνύκτας,G3571 · nuxnightοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἔσταιG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουG444 · anthrōposa humanἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίᾳG2588 · kardiaheartτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetτρεῖςG5140 · treisThreeἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayκαὶG2532 · kaiandτρεῖςG5140 · treisThreeνύκτας.¶G3571 · nuxnight
Cross-references
Jonah 1:17Now 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.Matthew 27:63-64Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.Matthew 17:23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.Matthew 16:21From 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.John 2:19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.Matthew 27:40And 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.Jonah 2:2-6And 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.Psalm 63:9But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
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