Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

In the heart

General references

Bible References

So

Matthew 16:21
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples [clearly] that He must go to Jerusalem, and endure many things at the hands of the elders and the chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be killed, and be raised [from death to life] on the third day.
Matthew 17:23
and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.
Matthew 27:40
and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
John 2:19
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

In the heart

Psalm 63:9

But those who seek my life to destroy it
Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].
Jonah 2:2
and said,

“I called out of my trouble and distress to the Lord,
And He answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
And You heard my voice.

General references

1 Kings 13:3
And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’”
Luke 11:30
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man also be [a sign] to this generation.
John 4:30
So the people left the city and were coming to Him.