'Began' in the Bible

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, who helped them.

And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

And it came to pass, that when it began to be dark in the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut; and I commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the sabbath day.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;

Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised.

And Peter taking him to him began to rebuke him, saying, God be favourable to thee, Lord; this shall in no wise be unto thee.

And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it I, Lord?

And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.

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

But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim it much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.

And it came to pass that he went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking the ears.

And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

And they began to beg him to depart from their coasts.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

And he calls the twelve to him; and he began to send them out two and two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;

And on leaving the ship Jesus saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.

And the Pharisees went out and began to dispute against him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and of the chief priests and of the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

And he spoke the thing openly. And Peter, taking him to him, began to rebuke him.

Peter began to say to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on before them; and they were amazed, and were afraid as they followed. And taking the twelve again to him, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him:

And the ten having heard of it, began to be indignant about James and John.

And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.

And they come to Jerusalem, and entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and who bought in the temple, and he overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the dove-sellers,

And he began to say to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you.

And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another, Is it I?

And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.

And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to those that stood by, This is one of them.

But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

And the crowd crying out began to beg that he would do to them as he had always done.

And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason in their minds, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?

And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

and standing at his feet behind him weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the myrrh.

And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and into the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?

But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,

And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it,

And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

And they began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.

And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded.

I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

But Peter began and set forth the matter to them in order, saying,

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to them and unfolded to him the way of God more exactly.

And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.

(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, a glory which is annulled;

And I give my opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.