Matt 12:39-41 (KJV) reads:
But
he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after
a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so
shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall
condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a
greater than Jonas is here.
The JST of Matthew (12:33-35)
reads the same:
.
. . But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of
the prophet Jonas; for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's
belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of
the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, ye
behold, a greater than Jonas is here. (1867 Inspired Version [RLDS])
Interestingly, while revising the
Gospel of Mark, Joseph Smith included additional material based on the above Matthean
text but replaced NT Jonas with OT Jonah, showing he was cognizant of their
being one and the same person:
Mark 8:12:
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KJV |
1867 Inspired Version (RLDS) |
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And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign
be given unto this generation. |
Verily I say unto you, There
shall no sign be give unto this generation, save the sign of the prophet
Jonah; for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's
belly, so likewise shall the Son of man be buried in the bowels of the earth. |
New Testament Manuscript 2, Folio
2, pp. 22-23:
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<And> [si]<h>e sighed deeply in his spirit, & sai[th]<d>,
Why doth this generation seek after a sign? [ve]<Ve>rily I say
unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation, save the sign of
the Prophet Jonah; for as Jonah was three days & three nights in the Whales
belly, so likewise <4/> shall the son of man be buried in the bowels of
the Earth.