↵ 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.

  1. ὥσπερ
    just as
  2. γὰρ
    for
  3. ἐγένετο
    it happened
    became, came into existence
  4. Ἰωνᾶς
    Jonah
  5. the
  6. προφήτης
    prophet
  7. ἐν
    in
  8. τῇ
    the
  9. κοιλίᾳ
    belly
  10. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  11. κήτους
    great fish
    sea monster, whale
  12. τρεῖς
    three
  13. ἡμέρας
    days
    day
  14. καὶ
    and
  15. τρεῖς
    three
  16. νύκτας
    nights
  17.  
    ,
     
  18. οὕτως
    thus
  19. ἔσται
    will be
  20. καὶ
    and
  21. the
  22. υἱὸς
    son
  23. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  24. ἀνθρώπου
    of man
    man
  25. ἐν
    in
  26. τῇ
    the
  27. καρδίᾳ
    heart
  28. τῆς
    of the
    the
  29. γῆς
    earth
  30. τρεῖς
    three
  31. ἡμέρας
    days
    day
  32. καὶ
    and
  33. τρεῖς
    three
  34. νύκτας
    nights
  35.  
    .
     

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.