'Threats' in the Bible

But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one whatever."

The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

And every single day, in the temple [area] and in homes, they did not stop teaching and telling the good news of Jesus as the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest