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@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes
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 \v 5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
 \v 6 The others seized the king's servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
-\v 7 The king was angry, and he sent his soldiers and they killed those murderers and burned their city.
+\v 7 The king was angry, and he sent his soldiers and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
 
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 \v 8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.