8 occurrences in 12 translations

'Threatening' in the Bible

And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.

Verse ConceptsMorningSignsWeather ForecastsSigns Of Christ's ReturnIn The MorningAppearances ofHypocritesHypocrisyDiscernmentSigns Of The End TimesStaying Strong During Hard TimesWeather In The Last Daysweather

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

Verse ConceptsGesturesTumultCrowdsInnocence, Examples OfResponsibility, Examples OfSymbolsWashingExcitementDisorder Among PeopleResponsibility For Blood ShedJesus Christ, SinlessnessPlea Of Innocence

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleSpecific Praising Of God

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

Verse ConceptsThreatsThreateningsJudged As Murderersdamascusmotheringbreath

For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers,

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofDemons, Christ's AuthorityThe Present AgeDeath Of God's PeopleEvil Angelsboyfriendsprincipalities

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter) or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things are yours,

Verse ConceptsThe Present AgeLife And DeathThe Future

who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfInsultsPunishment, By GodRevenge, Examples OfSuffering, Of The InnocentViolenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfForbearance Of GodBelief In GodAbuse

Bible Theasaurus

Abusive (16 instances)
Defiant (9 instances)
Endanger (5 instances)
Forbidding (7 instances)
Jeopardize (2 instances)
Lowering (5 instances)
Menace (2 instances)
Menacing (3 instances)
Ominous (4 instances)
Peril (9 instances)
Sinister (1 instance)
Sullen (6 instances)
Threaten (19 instances)
Threatening (17 instances)

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