He was a sign from God to the people of Nineveh. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign from God to the people of today.

约拿怎样为尼尼微人成了神迹，人子也要照样为这世代的人成了神迹。

约拿怎样为尼尼微人成了神迹，人子也要照样为这世代的人成为神迹。

约拿怎样为尼尼微人成了神迹，人子也要照样为这世代的人成为神迹。

正如约拿成了尼尼微人的神迹，人子也要成为这世代的神迹。

约拿怎样成了尼尼微人的神迹，人子也照样成为这个世代的神迹。

就是说，约拿怎样成了对尼尼微人的一个神迹，人子也将照样成为对这世代的一个神迹。

約拿怎樣為尼尼微人成了神蹟，人子也要照樣為這世代的人成了神蹟。

約拿怎樣為尼尼微人成了神蹟，人子也要照樣為這世代的人成為神蹟。

約拿怎樣為尼尼微人成了神蹟，人子也要照樣為這世代的人成為神蹟。

正如約拿成了尼尼微人的神蹟，人子也要成為這世代的神蹟。

約拿怎樣成了尼尼微人的神蹟，人子也照樣成為這個世代的神蹟。

約拿對尼尼微人怎樣成了個神迹，人子對這一代也必這樣。

就是說，約拿怎樣成了對尼尼微人的一個神蹟，人子也將照樣成為對這世代的一個神蹟。

蓋約拿為兆於尼尼微人、人子亦將為兆於斯世、

蓋約拿身為異跡、以示尼尼微人、如是人子亦將身為異跡、以示此世、

昔約拿為尼尼微人成為異跡、人子亦將為此世代成為異跡、

蓋適如若納身作靈徵、以示尼尼衛人人子之於斯代亦然。

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.

For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.

Now the Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

The Lord gave the fish a command. And it spit Jonah up onto dry land.

“ Go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce to its people the message I give you.”Jonah obeyed the Lord. He went to Nineveh. It was a very large city. In fact, it took about three days to go through it.Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced,“ In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”The people of Nineveh believed God’s warning. So they decided not to eat any food for a while. And all of them put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. That’s what everyone did, from the least important of them to the most important.Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.Here is the message he sent out to the people of Nineveh.“ I and my nobles give this order. Don’t let people or animals taste anything. That includes your herds and flocks. People and animals must not eat or drink anything.Let people and animals alike be covered with the clothing of sadness. All of you must call out to God with all your hearts. Stop doing what is evil. Don’t harm others.Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

He told them,“ This is what is written. The Messiah will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day.His followers will preach in his name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem.

Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights. Something like that will happen to the Son of Man. He will spend three days and three nights in the grave.The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that these people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now something more important than Jonah is here.The Queen of the South will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And she will prove that they are guilty. She came from very far away to listen to Solomon’s wisdom. And now something more important than Solomon is here.