The Sign of Jonah

Matthew 12

³⁸ _d Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." ³⁹ But He answered and said to them, "An evil and _e adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ⁴⁰ _f "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹ _g "The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and _h condemn it, _i because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. ⁴² _j "The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 16:1
   Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
   Mark 8:11
   Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.
   Luke 11:16
   Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.
   John 2:18
   So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?
   1 Corinthians 1:22
   For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 57:3
   But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
   Matthew 16:4
   A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed.
   Mark 8:38
   "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
   Luke 11:29 - 32
   And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
   John 4:48
   Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.
   
3. Cross References
   Jonah 1:17
   Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
   Luke 24:46
   Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day.
   Acts 10:40
   Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly.
   1 Corinthians 15:4
   And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
   
4. Cross References
   Jonah 3:5
   So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
   Luke 11:32
   The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
   
5. Cross References
   Jeremiah 3:11
   Then the LORD said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
   Ezekiel 16:51
   Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done.
   Romans 2:27
   And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law?
   
6. Cross References
   Jonah 3:5
   So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
   
7. Cross References
   1 Kings 10:1 - 13
   Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.
   2 Chronicles 9:1
   Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
   Luke 11:31
   The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.