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Matthew 12:39
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Matthew 12:39
New International Version
39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(A)
Matthew 12:39
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:39
New American Standard Bible
39 But He answered and said to them, “(A)An evil and adulterous generation craves a [a]sign; and so no [b]sign will be given to it except the [c]sign of Jonah the prophet;
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- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
Matthew 12:39-40
The Message
Matthew 12:39-40
The Message
39-40 Jesus said, “You’re looking for proof, but you’re looking for the wrong kind. All you want is something to titillate your curiosity, satisfy your lust for miracles. The only proof you’re going to get is what looks like the absence of proof: Jonah-evidence. Like Jonah, three days and nights in the fish’s belly, the Son of Man will be gone three days and nights in a deep grave.
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Matthew 12:39
New Living Translation
Matthew 12:39
New Living Translation
39 But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.
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Matthew 12:39
King James Version
Matthew 12:39
King James Version
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:
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Matthew 12:39-40
New International Version
Matthew 12:39-40
New International Version
39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(A) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(B) so the Son of Man(C) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(D)
Matthew 12:39-40
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:39-40
New American Standard Bible
39 But He answered and said to them, “(A)An evil and adulterous generation craves a [a]sign; and so no [b]sign will be given to it except the [c]sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as (B)Jonah was in the stomach of the sea monster for three days and three nights, so will (C)the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for (D)three days and three nights.
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- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
- Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
Matthew 12:39-40
The Message
Matthew 12:39-40
The Message
39-40 Jesus said, “You’re looking for proof, but you’re looking for the wrong kind. All you want is something to titillate your curiosity, satisfy your lust for miracles. The only proof you’re going to get is what looks like the absence of proof: Jonah-evidence. Like Jonah, three days and nights in the fish’s belly, the Son of Man will be gone three days and nights in a deep grave.
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Matthew 12:39-40
New Living Translation
Matthew 12:39-40
New Living Translation
39 But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
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Matthew 12:39-40
King James Version
Matthew 12:39-40
King James Version
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.
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