Matthew 12:40

The Sign Of Jonah

³⁹ But He said to them, "It is [only] an evil and unfaithful [i.e., to God] generation of people that looks for a [supernatural] sign. And there will not be any sign given to it except the [supernatural] sign [demonstrated in the life] of Jonah, the prophet. ⁴⁰ For just like Jonah was in the stomach of the huge fish for three days and nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth [i.e., the cave-tomb] for three days and nights. ⁴¹ The people of Nineveh will stand up on the judgment day along with the people of this generation and will condemn them because they repented [i.e., changed their hearts and lives] when hearing the preaching of Jonah [See Jonah 3:5-10], and [now] Someone greater than Jonah is here [i.e., Jesus].

Belly of the Fish

Son of Man

Three Days

Three Days and Three Nights

Of The Earth

Jonah

Jonas

Matthew 16:21

From that time onward Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the [Jewish] elders, leading priests, and experts in the law of Moses; [that He would then] be killed and [yet] raised up on the third day.

Matthew 17:23

and they will kill Him, but on the third day He will be raised up [from the dead]." And they were very grieved [when they heard this].

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."

Matthew 27:40

saying, "You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

Matthew 27:63-64

and said, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'I will rise [from the dead] after three days.'

John 2:19

Jesus answered them, "[If you] destroy this Temple, I will raise it up in three days."