↵ Gospel of Matthew 12 ← Gospel of Matthew 12:40
→ ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς ὁ προφήτης ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας.
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ὥσπερ
just as
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γὰρ
for
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ἐγένετο
it happened
became, came into existence
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Ἰωνᾶς
Jonah
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ὁ
the
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προφήτης
prophet
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ἐν
in
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τῇ
the
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κοιλίᾳ
belly
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τοῦ
of the
the
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κήτους
great fish
sea monster, whale
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τρεῖς
three
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ἡμέρας
days
day
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καὶ
and
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τρεῖς
three
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νύκτας
nights
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,
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οὕτως
thus
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ἔσται
will be
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καὶ
and
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ὁ
the
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υἱὸς
son
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τοῦ
of the
the
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ἀνθρώπου
of man
man
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ἐν
in
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τῇ
the
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καρδίᾳ
heart
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τῆς
of the
the
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γῆς
earth
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τρεῖς
three
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ἡμέρας
days
day
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καὶ
and
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τρεῖς
three
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νύκτας
nights
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.
Just as Jonah the prophet was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so will the son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.