Matthew 22:7

Matthew 22:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• New International Version (NIV)The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Context of Matthew 22:7

5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6And the remnant took his servants, and treated them spitefully, and slew them . But when the king heard of it, he was angry: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy. 9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, invite to the marriage.

Matthew 22:7 word by word

ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσεν τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησεν.¶Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• angryὀργίζωorgizō · to angerG3710
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• armiesστράτευμαstrateuma · troopsG4753
• destroyedἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• murderersφονεύςphoneus · murdererG5406
• upἐμπρήθωemprēthō · to burnG1714
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172

Cross-references for Matthew 22:7

• Matthew 21:40When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those vinedressers?
• Daniel 9:26And after sixty and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end shall be with a flood, and to the end of the war desolations are determined.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
• Luke 19:27But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
• Luke 21:21Then let them who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it depart from it; and let not them that are in the countries enter into it.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
• 1 Peter 4:17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first beginneth with us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?
• Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose language thou shalt not understand;
• Isaiah 10:5O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.
• Isaiah 13:2Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice to them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
• Jeremiah 51:20Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
• Joel 2:11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
• Joel 3:2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will judge them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and divided my land.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But when the king - Himself or, this very king. I have added on the authority of nine of the most ancient MSS. and nearly one hundred others; the later Syriac, six copies of the Itala, and some of the fathers. Several printed editions have it, and Griesbach has received it into the text.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But when the king heard … - This doubtless refers to the Jews and to Jerusalem. They were murderers, having slain the prophets; and God was about to send forth the armies of the Romans under his providential direction, and to burn up their city. See the notes at Matthew 24. Wroth - Angry; displeased.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Jesus was referring to the future destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (see Matthew 23:37–39; 24:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. But when the king--the Great God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. heard thereof, he was wroth--at the affront put both on His Son, and on Himself who had deigned to invite them. and he sent forth his armies--The Romans are here styled God's armies, just as the Assyrian is styled "the rod of His anger" (Is 10:5), as being the executors of His judicial vengeance. and destroyed those murderers--and in what vast numbers did they do it! and…Read the comment

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• Anger
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• Kingdom of Heaven
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Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings