Jonah 1:1   (Read all of Jonah 1)

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:3   (Read all of Jonah 1)

And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

Jonah 1:5   (Read all of Jonah 1)

Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.

Jonah 1:7   (Read all of Jonah 1)

And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.

Jonah 1:15   (Read all of Jonah 1)

So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.

Jonah 2:1   (Read all of Jonah 2)

And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:2   (Read all of Jonah 2)

Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,

Jonah 2:11   (Read all of Jonah 2)

And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.

Jonah 3:1   (Read all of Jonah 3)

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,

Jonah 3:3   (Read all of Jonah 3)

So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh as the Lord had said. Now Nineveh was a very great town, three days' journey from end to end.

Jonah 3:4   (Read all of Jonah 3)

And Jonah first of all went a day's journey into the town, and crying out said, In forty days destruction will overtake Nineveh.

Jonah 4:1   (Read all of Jonah 4)

But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

Jonah 4:5   (Read all of Jonah 4)

Then Jonah went out of the town, and took his seat on the east side of the town and made himself a roof of branches and took his seat under its shade till he saw what would become of the town.

Jonah 4:6   (Read all of Jonah 4)

And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

Jonah 4:8   (Read all of Jonah 4)

Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

Jonah 4:9   (Read all of Jonah 4)

And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

Matthew 12:39   (Read all of Matthew 12)

But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

Matthew 12:40   (Read all of Matthew 12)

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 12:41   (Read all of Matthew 12)

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 16:4   (Read all of Matthew 16)

An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

Matthew 16:17   (Read all of Matthew 16)

And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.

Luke 11:29   (Read all of Luke 11)

And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

Luke 11:30   (Read all of Luke 11)

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

Luke 11:32   (Read all of Luke 11)

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.