'Measure' in the Bible
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.
For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured and added to you.
Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
For God sent Him, and He speaks God’s words, since He gives the Spirit without measure.
Therefore, did what is good cause my death? Absolutely not! On the contrary, sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you.
We are not bragging beyond measure about other people’s labors. But we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,
Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift.
But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.
Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure God’s sanctuary and the altar, and count those who worship there.
But exclude the courtyard outside the sanctuary. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.