Matthew 12:40 — Bible Verse (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.”
Matthew 12:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Matthew 12:40 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Matthew 12:40 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Matthew 12:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Matthew 12:40 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For as Ionas was three daies and three nights in the whales belly: so shall the Sonne of man be three daies and three nights in ye heart of the earth.”
Matthew 12:40 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:40 in Context — Matthew 12
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.
What Does Matthew 12:40 Mean?
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