'Matter' in the Bible

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days --

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.