Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 22:6 — Meaning and Application
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."
Matthew 22:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But they made light of {it}, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated {them} spitefully, and slew {them}.
But when the king heard {thereof}, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
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Matthew 22:1
"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,"
Matthew 22:2
"And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come."
Matthew 22:3
"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."
Matthew 22:4
"But they made light of {it}, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:"
Matthew 22:5
"And the remnant took his servants, and entreated {them} spitefully, and slew {them}."
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