'Began' in the Bible

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.

From that time [on], Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

And opening his mouth he began to teach them, saying,

And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat [them].

And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, "Perhaps this one is the Son of David!"

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

he took the seven loaves and the fish and [after he] had given thanks, he broke [them] and began giving [them] to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

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

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

And [when] he began to settle [them], someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!'

But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to implore him, saying, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

And [when they] received [it], they began to complain against the master of the house,

From where was the baptism of John--from heaven or from men?" And they began to discuss [this] among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.

And greatly distressed, each one began to say to him, "{Surely I am not he, am I}, Lord?"

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.

Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"