Besides the emtire prophetic book named after him, Jonah had mentions in 2 books of the New Testament. In the King James translation of the below passages, he was called Jonas.

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Matthew 12:38-41:
38. Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."
39. He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 16:4:
4. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.

Luke 11:29-30:
29. As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
30. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.

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