'Matter' in the Bible

But if he do not hear thee, take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in the heavens.

But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim it much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

But Peter began and set forth the matter to them in order, saying,

And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who are with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.

And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty of the matter why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.

And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against Paul, saying that these things were so.

for he is bringing the matter to an end, and cutting it short in righteousness; because a cutting short of the matter will the Lord accomplish upon the earth.

that ye may receive her in the Lord worthily of saints, and that ye may assist her in whatever matter she has need of you; for she also has been a helper of many, and of myself.

But for me it is the very smallest matter that I be examined of you or of man's day. Nor do I even examine myself.

Dare any one of you, having a matter against another, prosecute his suit before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Awake up righteously, and sin not; for some are ignorant of God: I speak to you as a matter of shame.

For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in you, but what excusing of yourselves, but what indignation, but what fear, but what ardent desire, but what zeal, but what vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.

Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or new moon, or sabbaths,

not overstepping the rights of and wronging his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, even as we also told you before, and have fully testified.

But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.