'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 people of Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region along the Jordan began flocking to him,

Then the Devil left Him, and immediately angels came and began to serve Him.

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

Then He began to teach them, saying:

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him.

Suddenly, a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat began to be swamped by the waves. Yet Jesus kept sleeping.

So the demons began to plead with Jesus, saying, "If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs."

While he was having dinner at Matthew's home, many tax collectors and sinners arrived and began eating with Jesus and his disciples.

And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

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 soon as the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

Then Jesus began traveling throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness.

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

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

Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.

He went to His hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him?

But when he noticed the strong wind, he was frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, "Lord, save me!"

Then the men in the boat began to worship Jesus, saying, "You certainly are the Son of God!"

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

Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"

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

he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

As they began to discuss this among themselves, they kept saying, "We didn't bring along 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 forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

Then Peter began to speak and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good and delightful and auspicious that we are here; if You wish, I will put up three [sacred] tents here—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything 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.’

“At this, his fellow slave fell down and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner:

Many people in the crowd spread their own coats on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

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

and from then on he began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

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.”

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.