KJV dictionary & concordance

matter

Meaning of “matter”

1. A subject, affair, or cause. 2. Material substance.

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80 occurrences76 verses27 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 24:9

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2 Corinthians 7:11

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For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 7:11 · retained source text

For behold this selfe same thing that yee sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulnesse it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of your selues, yea, what indignation, yea what feare, yea what vehement desire, yea what zeale, yea what reuenge; In all things yee haue approued your selues to be cleare in this matter.

2 Corinthians 9:5

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Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · retained source text

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before vnto you, and make vp before hand your bountie, whereof yee had notice before, that the same might bee readie, as a matter of bountie, not of couetousnesse.

1611 marginal noteGr. blessing

1611 marginal noteOr, which hath bene so much spoken of before.

Complete reference index — all 76 verses

Genesis 24:9 Genesis 30:15 Exodus 18:16 Exodus 18:22 Exodus 18:26 Exodus 23:7 Numbers 16:49 Numbers 25:18 Numbers 31:16 Deuteronomy 3:26 Deuteronomy 17:8 Deuteronomy 19:15 Deuteronomy 22:26 Ruth 3:18 1 Samuel 10:16 1 Samuel 20:23 1 Samuel 20:39 1 Samuel 30:24 2 Samuel 1:4 2 Samuel 18:13 2 Samuel 19:42 2 Samuel 20:18 2 Samuel 20:21 1 Kings 8:59 1 Kings 15:5 1 Chronicles 26:32 1 Chronicles 27:1 2 Chronicles 8:15 2 Chronicles 24:5 Ezra 5:5 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 10:4 Ezra 10:9 Ezra 10:14 Ezra 10:15 Ezra 10:16 Nehemiah 6:13 Esther 2:23 Esther 9:26 Job 19:28 Job 32:18 Psalms 45:1 Psalms 64:5 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 16:20 Proverbs 17:9 Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 25:2 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Ecclesiastes 10:20 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Jeremiah 38:27 Ezekiel 9:11 Ezekiel 16:20 Daniel 1:14 Daniel 2:10 Daniel 2:23 Daniel 3:16 Daniel 4:17 Daniel 7:28 Daniel 9:23 Mark 1:45 Mark 10:10 Acts 8:21 Acts 11:4 Acts 15:6 Acts 17:32 Acts 18:14 Acts 19:38 Acts 24:22 1 Corinthians 6:1 2 Corinthians 7:11 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 2:6 1 Thessalonians 4:6 James 3:5

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Genesis 24:9 Deuteronomy 19:15 2 Samuel 20:18 Ezra 10:9 Proverbs 11:13 Daniel 1:14 Acts 11:4 James 3:5