Matthew 22:6

 Matthew 22:6

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

a. NASB: And the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.1995  [NASB95 New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation; All Rights Reserved]

b. NKJV: “And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]

c. Classic Amplified:  While the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Peshitta Eastern Text:  And the rest seized his servants and insulted them, and killed them. [HOLY BIBLE FROM THE ANCIENT EASTERN TEXT. Copyright  Ⓒ 1933 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1968 by A.J. Holmon Co.; All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.]

e. ESV: While the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

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

a. [Strong: 3588. [hoi ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [hoi] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

b. And [Strong: 1161 dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]

c. [the] remnant [Strong: 3062 loipoí, loy-poy'; masculine plural of a derivative of G3007; remaining ones:—other, which remain, remnant, residue, rest.]

d. took [Strong: 2902 kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).]

e. his [Strong: 846 autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

f. [Strong: 3588. [tous] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tous] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

g. servants [Strong: 1401 doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.]

1). I am reminded of a message that Buddy Bell ministered about Elijah. Elijah was the prophet the LORD chose to do one of the greatest miracles of the Old Testament. The calling down of fire on the burnt offering on Mount Carmel. As he was praying for God to show himself strong to all, he called himself “a servant”. And Moses considered by many to be the greatest Old Testament prophet, was referred to as a “my servant Moses” by God Himself.

a). 1 Kings 18:36  And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

b). Numbers 12:7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

h. [and] entreated [them] spitefully [Strong: 5195 hubrizō, hoo-brid'-zo; from G5196; to exercise violence, i.e. abuse:—use despitefully, reproach, entreat shamefully (spitefully).]

i. and [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

j. slew [Strong: 615 apokteínō, ap-ok-ti'-no; from G575 and κτείνω kteínō (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:—put to death, kill, slay.]

1). Perry Stone: In this parable, the king here is God and the king’s son is Christ. The wedding is the covenant of redemption through Christ, which brings people into His eternal kingdom. The servants (v.3) are all ministers and prophets proclaiming the kingdom message, inviting people to accept God’s invitation. Notice the excuses being made: people were too busy to attend the wedding because they were working on the farms and involved with selling and business (4, 5). Here the parable takes a turn. The king’s destruction of the city was Christ’s prediction that Jerusalem and the people who rejected Him as messiah, would be destroyed by armies which occurred in A.D.70). Going into the highways (v. 9, 10)was a prediction that the Gentiles would be invited to enter the covenant and the wedding.