Mat 12:40 | NET2full | STEP | For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights , so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights .

Matthew 12:40

40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish ^{▼▼tn Grk “large sea creature.”} for three days and three nights, ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Jonah 1:17.} so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.