^{38 Ref} Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

^{39 Ref} But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

^{40 Ref} 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.

^{41 Ref} The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

^{38 Ref} Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

^{39 Ref} 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.

^{40 Ref} 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.

^{41 Ref} The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.