Matthew 12:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:40 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 night..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:40 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Matthew 12:40 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:40
“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. belly: Heb. bowels”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:40: three, days, nights
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:40: days, son, earth
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:40: days, nights, earth
“And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:40: days, nights, earth
“These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:40: three, son, earth
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