15 occurrences

'Began' in the Bible

As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

Verse ConceptsCrowdsReedsFicklenessThings ShakingLooking And SeeingTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

Verse ConceptsPlucking OutReapingThe Disciples ActionsOn The SabbathDiscipleship

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?

Verse ConceptsPower, God's SavingSabbath, In NtTownAmazement, Of Jesus ChristTeaching WisdomChrist's WisdomChrist TeachingWhere From?

Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no, Lord! This will never happen to You!”

Verse ConceptsInsightPeter, The DiscipleRebukeLack Of InsightNeverContradictingPassionroadblockspeter

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

Verse ConceptsTalentsActivity BegunLarge DenominationsDebtReconciliationaccounting

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

Verse ConceptsPitilessnessBe Patient!Settling AccountsBeing Patientpatient

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

Verse ConceptsGrumbling At People

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?’

Verse ConceptsDiscussionsNot Believing PeopleGod Acts From HeavenWhy Do People Not Do This?Man's Teaching

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Verse ConceptsChrist Going With PeopleTwo SonsDepression

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