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Berean Standard Bible

“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Matthew 12:40

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When scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign, he refuses to give one on demand and points instead to the sign of Jonah. The reference recalls the prophet's time in the belly of the great fish.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

King James Version (KJV)

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)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

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.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Porque de la misma manera que Jonás estuvo en las entrañas de un gran pez tres días y tres noches, yo, el Hijo del hombre, pasaré tres días y tres noches en las entrañas de la tierra.

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