12:39 But he
answered them,
βAn
evil and adulterous generation asks for a
sign,
but no sign will be
given to
it except the
sign of the
prophet Jonah.
40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights,
so the
Son of
Man will
be in the
heart of the
earth for
three days and three nights.
41 The
people of
Nineveh will
stand up at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it because they
repented when
Jonah preached to them
β
and now,
something
greater than
Jonah is
here!
42 The
queen of the
South will
rise up at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it because she
came from the
ends of the
earth to
hear the
wisdom of
Solomonβ
and now,
something
greater than
Solomon is
here!
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