Matthew 22:7
And the king, hearing it, was angry; and sending forth his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
6And the rest laid hold of his servants, and ill-treated and slew them.
8Then he says to his servants: The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy.
Cross References
Matthew 21:40When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husbandmen?
Luke 19:42saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:2-15
The Parable of the Marriage Feast. 1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it,… Read the whole commentary →