Jonah 1:1
Context1:1 The Lord said 1 to Jonah son of Amittai, 2
Matthew 12:39-40
Context12:39 But he answered them, 3 “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish 4 for three days and three nights, 5 so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Matthew 16:4
Context16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then 6 he left them and went away.


[1:1] 1 tn Heb “The word of the
[1:1] 2 tn Heb “The word of the
[12:39] 3 tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
[12:40] 5 tn Grk “large sea creature.”
[12:40] 6 sn A quotation from Jonah 1:17.
[16:4] 7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.