2 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

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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