'Began' in the Bible

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

But the crowd began to shout, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

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

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

he said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And the man leaped up and began walking.

They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We will hear you again about this."

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,

After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah

Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort?

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.

So I began weeping bitterly because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Then the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak to me again, "Go and take the open scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."

Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that darkness covered his kingdom, and people began to bite their tongues because of their pain.

and began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, "Who is like the great city?"