Matthew 12:40
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“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.”Matthew 12:40
What Does Matthew 12:40 Mean?
Matthew 12:40 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”1 Corinthians 15:4“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”Matthew 28:6“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”Matthew 27:63“Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.”John 2:19“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”Matthew 16:21“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.”Matthew 17:23“And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.”Ephesians 4:9“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”Matthew 27:40“And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.”Jonah 2:2“And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.”Luke 24:6“He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,”Psalms 63:9“But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.”John 6:66“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”Luke 11:30“For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.”Matthew 8:20“And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”Matthew 15:32“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”Matthew 16:13“When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”Mark 8:31“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”Mark 9:9“And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.”
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