textual matter vs text

textual matter and text both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
textual matter	Yes	No	No	No
text	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, textual matter and text are synonyms defined as:

textual matter (noun)	text (noun)
the words of something written	the words of something written
	the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
	a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
	a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

textual matter (verb)	text (verb)
	to send a message by SMS or similar text-based messaging service