Matthew 22 · Verse 6

Matthew 22:6

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Matthew 22:6, King James Version

Matthew 22:6 in other translations

BSBThe rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
WEBand the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
ASVand the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
YLTand the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.
DARBYAnd the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them.
BBEAnd the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.
WebsterAnd the remnant took his servants, and treated them spitefully, and slew them.

What does Matthew 22:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully--insulted them. and slew them--These are two different classes of unbelievers: the one simply indifferent; the other absolutely hostile--the one, contemptuous scorners; the other, bitter persecutors.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. And the remnant, etc. That is, a part made light of it, and treated it with silent contempt, and coolly went about their business. The others were not satisfied with that, but showed positive malignity. Some sinners seem to be well satisfied by merely neglecting religion; while others proceed against it with open violence and bitter malice.

Entreated them spitefully. Used harsh and opprobrious words, reviled and abused them. This was done because they hated and despised the king. So sinners often abuse and calumniate ministers of religion because they hate God, and can in no way else show it so well.

(n) "entreated them" 1Thes 2:15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14

The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel, is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with eastern liberality, on the marriage of his son. Our merciful God has not only provided food, but a royal feast, for the perishing souls of his rebellious creatures. There is enough and to spare, of every thing that can add to our present comfort and everlasting happiness, in the salvation of his Son Jesus…

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Matthew 22:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
λοιποὶloipoithe restG3062
κρατήσαντεςkratēsanteshaving laid hold ofG2902
τοὺςtoustheG3588
δούλουςdoulousservantsG1401
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
ὕβρισανhubrisanmistreatedG5195
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπέκτειναν.apekteinankilled [them].G615

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 22:6

  • John 15:19-20

    If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

  • Matthew 10:22-25

    And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

  • Matthew 5:10-12

    Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  • Acts 8:1

    And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

  • John 16:2-3

    They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

  • Matthew 21:35-39

    And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. …

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15

    For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

  • Acts 4:1-3

    And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

  • Acts 5:40-41

    And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

  • Acts 7:51-57

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. …

  • Matthew 23:34-37

    Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  • Matthew 10:12-18

    And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the remnant.
5:10-12; 10:12-18,22-25; 21:35-39; 23:34-37; Joh 15:19,20; 16:2,3
Ac 4:1-3; 5:40,41; 7:51-57; 8:1; 1Th 2:14,15

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Context

  • Matthew 22:5

    But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

  • Matthew 22:6

    And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

  • Matthew 22:7

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

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Matthew 22:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y otros, tomando á sus siervos, los afrentaron y los mataron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les autres, s’étant saisis de ses esclaves, les outragèrent et les tuèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die übrigen aber ergriffen seine Knechte, mißhandelten und töteten sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
reliqui vero tenuerunt servos ejus, et contumeliis affectos occiderunt.