'Begin' in the Bible

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;

and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.