Matthew 22:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ The king became furious and sent his army to destroy these murderers and burn their city.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ [Hearing this] the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Common English Bible

⁷ “The king was angry. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and set their city on fire.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.

Matthew 22:7 Cross References

Luke 19:27

But bring those enemies of mine here [i.e., the citizens. See verse 14], who did not want me to rule over them, and kill them in front of me.’'

Luke 21:24

And people will die by the sword and be led captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled on by the [unconverted] Gentiles [i.e., by the Romans and later by others] until the times of [domination by] the Gentiles are fulfilled.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

for they [even] try to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles, so that they can be saved. [In doing this] they are always piling up one sin on another. But the wrath [of God] has come upon them at last [or, “completely”].

Luke 21:21

Then those [of you] in Judea are to run away into the [nearby] mountains. And those who are inside of the city are to leave it [immediately]. And those who are in the countryside should not enter the city.

Matthew 22:6

But the rest of them grabbed his servants, physically abused them and [finally] killed them.

Matthew 22:8

Then he told his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited to it [proved they] were not worthy [to attend].