Matthew 12:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 12:40 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὥσπερ
hṓsper
G5618
even as
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
Ἰωνᾶς
Iōnâs
G2495
Jonah
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
κοιλίᾳ
koilía
G2836
belly
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κήτους
kētos
G2785
sea monster
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
νύκτας
nýx
G3571
night
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ἔσται
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
καρδίᾳ
kardía
G2588
heart
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
νύκτας
nýx
G3571
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the big fish, in this manner the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).