Matthew 12:40-42
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea-creature[a], so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights[b] in the heart of the earth.
The Ninevites Will Condemn This Generation, For They Repented At Jonah’s Message
41 “Ninevite men will rise-up at the judgment with this generation, and they will condemn it. Because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold— a greater thing than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with this generation, and she will condemn it. Because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold— a greater thing than Solomon is here.
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- Matthew 12:40 Or, huge fish. This is a generic term used of large sea creatures.
- Matthew 12:40 A day and a night is one day, as in Gen 1:5. This is another way of saying ‘three days’. It does not mean 72 hours.
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