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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 12:40 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For, just as ‘Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights,’ so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn gleichwie Jonas drei Tage und drei Nächte in dem Bauche des großen Fisches war, also wird der Sohn des Menschen drei Tage und drei Nächte in dem Herzen der Erde sein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque como estuvo Jonás en el vientre de la ballena tres días y tres noches, así estará el Hijo del hombre en el corazón de la tierra tres días y tres noches.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque assim como Jonas esteve três dias e três noites no ventre da baleia, assim também o Filho do homem estará três dias e três noites no coração da terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque assim como Jonas esteve três dias e três noites na barriga do grande peixe, assim estará o Filho do Homem três dias e três noites no coração da terra.
📖 Matthew 12:40 in Context
38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39But 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:
40For 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.
41The 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.
42The 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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