'Began' in the Bible

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

Then the devil *left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”

Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples.

He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him.

As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”

He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured.

And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.”

But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.”

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.”

But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’

So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.

Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.

Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.