Matthew 22:7 (YLT)

Passage

`And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:5 and they, having disregarded <FI>it<Fi> , went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

Matthew 22:6 and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay <FI>them<Fi> .

Matthew 22:7 `And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

Matthew 22:8 then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

Matthew 22:9 be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and the rest having laid hold on..." into verse 8's "then saith he to his servants The...", so "king" and "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.