⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights,^(A) so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

⁴ An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of^[a] Jonah.”^(A) Then He left them and went away.

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹ As the crowds were increasing, He began saying: “This generation^(A) is an evil generation.^(B) It demands a sign,^(C) but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.^{[a](D) 30} For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man^(E) will be to this generation.

⁶ So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.