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Matthew 12:40
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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.
About Matthew 12:40
Matthew 12:40 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Jonah in the Bible. Found in the gospel of Matthew, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Jonah 1:1
“Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,”
- Jonah 1:3
“But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”
- Jonah 1:17
“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
- Jonah 2:10
“And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. ”
- Jonah 3:4
“And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.”
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How to Apply Matthew 12:40
Meditate on Matthew 12:40 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Jonah in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.