³⁹ But He answered and said to them, “^(A)An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; ⁴⁰ for just as ^(B)Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will ^(C)the Son of Man be ^(D)three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ^41 (E)The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because ^(F)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, ^(G)something greater than Jonah is here. ^42 (H)The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, ^(I)something greater than Solomon is here.

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹ Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “^(A)This generation is a wicked generation; it ^(B)seeks ^[a]a sign, and yet no ^[b]sign will be given to it but the ^[c]sign of Jonah. ³⁰ For just as ^(C)Jonah became ^[d]a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. ³¹ The ^(D)Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here. ³² The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because ^(E)they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

^4 (A)An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for ^[a]a sign; and ^[b]a sign will not be given it, except the ^[c]sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.