{"id":5665,"date":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5665"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:42:13","slug":"interpreting-the-sign-of-jonah-in-matthew-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/interpreting-the-sign-of-jonah-in-matthew-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat is het teken van Jona in Matte\u00fcs 16? Jezus\u2019 dood en opstanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The sign of Jonah is Jesus&#039; death and resurrection. In Matthew 16:4 Jesus refuses the Pharisees and Sadducees any sign &quot;but the sign of the prophet Jonas.&quot; Matthew 12:40 explains it: like Jonah in the fish, the Son of Man would be &quot;three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.&quot; What happens in Matthew 16:1\u20134? &quot;The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven&quot; (Matthew 16:1).\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sign of Jonah is Jesus&#039; death and resurrection: as Jonah was three days in the fish, Jesus would be three days in the heart of the earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,1],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study","category-uncategorized"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5594,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/what-is-the-sign-of-jonah-as-mentioned-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":5665,"position":0},"title":"What is the &#8220;Sign of Jonah&#8221; as mentioned in the Bible?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the meaning and significance of the sign of Jonah in the Bible, particularly in Matthew 16. 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