38. Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a sign from heaven.”
39. But Jesus replied:You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40. He was in the stomach of a big fish for three days and nights, just as the Son of Man will be deep in the earth for three days and nights.
41. On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.
42. The Queen of the South will also stand there with you and condemn you. She travelled a long way to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet here is something much greater than Solomon.