Matthew 12:39
King James Version
Translation: KJV
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.Select Matthew 12:37
38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.Select Matthew 12:38
39But 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:Select Matthew 12:39
40For 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.Select Matthew 12:40
41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.Select Matthew 12:41
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WEB
12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
ASV
12:39 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 Jonah the prophet:
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