Haller's Concordance: MATTER

• She answered: Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my son's mandrakes? Rachel said: He shall sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandrakes. Gen. 30:15
• His brethren answered: Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred. Gen. 37:8
• Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others. Ex. 18:22
• Is it a small matter to thee, that thou hast brought us out of a land that flowed with milk and honey, to kill us in the desert, except thou rule also like a lord over us? Num. 16:13
• And the Lord was angry with me on your account and heard me not, but said to me: It is enough: speak no more to me of this matter. Dt. 3:26
• If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose. Dt. 17:8
• And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged. Dt. 21:5
• If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not espoused, and taking her, lie with her, and the matter come to judgment: Dt. 22:28
• And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not. 1 Ki. 10:16
• And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king's son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability. 1 Ki. 18:23
• And he knew not at all what was doing: for only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 1 Ki. 20:39
• Did I begin to day to consult the Lord for him? far be this from me: let not the king suspect such a thing against his servant, or any one in all my father's house: for thy servant knew nothing of this matter, either little or great. 1 Ki. 22:15
• And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle, and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike. 1 Ki. 30:24
• And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain. 2 Ki. 1:4
• Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter concerning a woman? 2 Ki. 3:8
• And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead. 2 Ki. 14:5
• And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel: Because the king is nearer to me: why art thou angry for this matter? have we eaten any thing of the king's, or have any gifts been given us? 2 Ki. 19:42
• The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall. 2 Ki. 20:21
• Because David had done that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from any thing that he commanded him, all the days of his life, except the matter of Urias, the Hethite. 3 Ki. 15:5
• And Jezabel, his wife, went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? and why eatest thou no bread? 3 Ki. 21:5
• And Ezechias said: It is an easy matter for the shadow to go forward ten lines: and I do not desire that this be done, but let it return back ten degrees. 4 Ki. 20:10
• But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation. 1 Esd. 5:5
• Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the king's library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. 1 Esd. 5:17
• O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter. 1 Esd. 9:15
• But as the people are many, and it is time of rain, and we are not able to stand without, and it is not a work of one day or two, (for we have exceedingly sinned in this matter,) 1 Esd. 10:13
• And the children of the captivity did so. And Esdras the priest, and the men heads of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all by their names, went and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 1 Esd. 10:16
• And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places. 2 Esd. 13:11
• Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead? Tob. 2:8
• And the children of Israel coming down from Bethulia, came to him, and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the midst of the people, asked him what was the matter that the Assyrians had left him bound. Jud. 6:10
• What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother, fear not. Esther 15:12
• And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill. Job 2:8
• Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this. Job 15:11
• For I am full of matter to speak of, and the spirit of my bowels straiteneth me. Job 32:18
• If thou shalt see the oppressions of the poor, and violent judgments, and justice perverted in the province, wonder not at this matter: for he that is high hath another higher, and there are others still higher than these: Eccl. 5:8
• For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions, Wis. 11:18
• For that man knoweth that he offendeth above all others, who of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels, and graven gods. Wis. 15:13
• Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. Sir. 8:21
• Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners. Sir. 11:9
• Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Sir. 37:14
• For I spoke not to your fathers, and I commanded them not, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning the matter of burnt offerings and sacrifices. Jer. 7:22
• And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel, Dan. 2:15
• And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his companions: Dan. 2:17
• So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the orchard, they rushed in by the back door, to see what was the matter. Dan. 13:26
• Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, answered, and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter. Dan. 3:16
• And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company: 1 Ma. 3:18
• And whosoever shall flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they have in my kingdom, let them have it free. 1 Ma. 10:43
• And he said to his princes: Go out with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. 1 Ma. 10:63
• And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices. 2 Ma. 1:33
• And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened. 2 Ma. 1:34
• For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter, 2 Ma. 2:25
• So on the day he had appointed, Heliodorus entered in to order this matter. But there was no small terror throughout the whole city. 2 Ma. 3:14
• Moreover, being filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it happened as he was going with violence, that he fell from the chariot, so that his limbs were much pained by a grievous bruising of the body. 2 Ma. 9:7
• Therefore whatsoever things could be reported to the king, I have represented to him: and he hath granted as much as the matter permitted. 2 Ma. 11:18
• Nevertheless Nicanor hearing of the valour of Judas' companions, and the greatness of courage, with which they fought for their country, was afraid to try the matter by the sword. 2 Ma. 14:18
• Thus being exhorted with the words of Judas, which were very good, and proper to stir up the courage, and strengthen the hearts of the young men, they resolved to fight, and to set upon them manfully: that valour might decide the matter, because the holy city, and the temple were in danger. 2 Ma. 15:17
• Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Acts 8:21
• But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying: Acts 11:4
• And the apostles and ancients assembled to consider of this matter. Acts 15:6
• And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked. But others said: We will hear thee again concerning this matter. Acts 17:32
• And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you. Acts 18:14
• But if Demetrius and the craftsmen that are with him have a matter against any man, the courts of justice are open: and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another. Acts 19:38
• And if you inquire after any other matter, it may be decided in a lawful assembly. Acts 19:39
• ¤ Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust: and not before the saints? 1 Cor. 6:1
• If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things? 1 Cor. 9:11
• For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you: yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge. In all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter. 2 Cor. 7:11
• Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter. 2 Cor. 9:4
• That which I speak, I speak not according to God: but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying. 2 Cor. 11:17
• And the temple of polished stones, and of great and precious matter in the walles. 3 Esd. 6:9