Jonah 1:17

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Cross-reference

Jonah 2:10 Parallel

In Jonah 2:10, the same fish vomits Jonah out, completing the three-day event initiated here.

Jonah 4:6 Parallel

In Jonah 4:6, God again 'prepares' a plant for shade, echoing the same divine provision as the fish.

Jonah 4:8 Parallel

In Jonah 4:8, God again 'prepares' a natural element (wind) to teach Jonah, echoing the fish's appointment here.

In Matthew 12:40, Jesus directly cites Jonah's three days in the fish as a type of His own death and resurrection.

In Matthew 16:4, Jesus calls the fish event the 'sign of Jonah' — a prophetic sign of His resurrection.

Luke 11:30 Citation

In Luke 11:30, Jesus compares Himself to Jonah as a sign — the fish made Jonah a sign to Nineveh.

Mark 8:31 Typology

Mark 8:31 predicts Jesus rising after three days—Jonah's three days in the fish prefigure this resurrection pattern.

1 Corinthians 15:4 emphasizes Christ's resurrection on the third day, echoing the three-day period Jonah spent in the fish.