Matthew 22:7 (GNV)

Passage

But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

Matthew 22:6 And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.

Matthew 22:7 But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.

Matthew 22:8 Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.

Matthew 22:9 Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "heard", "wroth", "sent", "foorth", "warriers", "destroyed", and "murtherers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the remnant tooke his seruants and..." into verse 8's "Then saide hee to his seruants Truely...", so "king" and "heard" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.