'Began' in the Bible

I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. So Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.

They threw him out of the city and began to stone him. And the witnesses laid their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.”

Then Peter began to speak: “Now I really understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,

Peter began to explain to them in an orderly sequence, saying:

“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.

But there were some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!”

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to oppose what Paul was saying by insulting him.

Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved!”

When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said, “We’d like to hear from you again about this.”

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. After Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to prophesy.

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: “Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,

Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.”Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and when he broke it, he began to eat.

When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.

But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit correctly spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors