Matthew 22:7

And when the king heard of it, he was angry; and he sent his military forces, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

In Context

6and the rest seized his servants, and abused them, and slew them.

8Then said he to his servants, The feast is prepared, but they who were invited were unworthy.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:40When the lord of the vineyard, therefore, shall come; what will he do to those cultivators?

Luke 19:42and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy 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 →

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