'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!"

And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.

And they were all amazed, so that [they began] to discuss with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

And he came [and] raised her up [by] taking hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, [when they] saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make [their] way [while] plucking off the heads of grain.

And the Pharisees began to say to him, "Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?"

And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians {and began to conspire} against him with regard to how they could destroy him.

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And he began to teach them many [things] in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And {they were terribly frightened} and began to say to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

And they began to urge him to depart from their region.

And [as] he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.

And they began laughing at him. But he sent [them] all out [and] took along the father and mother of the child, and those [who were] with him, and went in to where the child was.

and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And {immediately they were utterly and completely astonished}.

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two [by] two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

They ran about [through] that whole region and began to carry around those {who were sick} on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.

And his ears were opened and {his difficulty in speaking was removed} and he began to speak normally.

And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven [in order to] test him.

And they began to discuss with one another that they had no bread.

And he began to teach them that it was necessary [for] the Son of Man to suffer many [things] and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

And he was speaking openly [about] the subject, and Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him.

And they brought him to him. And [when he] saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground, he began to roll around, foaming at the mouth.

And from there he set out [and] came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed [to do], he began to teach them.

And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.

Peter began to say to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you."

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

And [when they] heard [this], the ten began to be indignant about James and John.

And [when he] heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him on the road.

And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple [courts] [and] began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple [courts], and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.

And they began to discuss [this] with one another, saying, "What should we say? If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around it], and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.

And Sadducees--who say there is no resurrection--came up to him and began to ask him, saying,

So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!" And they began to scold her.

And [when] they heard [this], they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently.

They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, "Surely not I?"

And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.

And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to pray that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.

And some stood up [and] began to give false testimony against him, saying,

And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him "Prophesy!" And the officers received him with slaps in the face.

And the female slave, [when she] saw him, began to say again to the bystanders, "This man is one of them!"

But he denied [it] again. And after a little [while], again the bystanders began to say to Peter, "You really are [one] of them, because you also are a Galilean, and your accent {shows it}!"

And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know this man whom you are talking about!"

And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times," and throwing himself down, he began to weep.

And the chief priests began to accuse him [of] many [things].

And the crowd came up [and] began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.

And they began to greet him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and began to wonder [when] he was delayed in the temple.

And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

And at [that] same hour she approached [and] began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

but believing him to be in the group of travelers, they went a day's journey. And they began searching for him among [their] relatives and [their] acquaintances,

And Jesus, [when he] began [his ministry], was himself about thirty years [old], being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the [son] of Eli,

And he began to teach in their synagogues, [and] was praised by all.

And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

And amazement came upon [them] all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word [is] this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

And he stood over her [and] rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up [and] began to serve them.

And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, [and] asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down [and] began to teach the crowds from the boat.

And [when they] did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come [and] help them, and they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

And amazement seized [them] all, and they began to glorify God. And they were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen wonderful things today!"

And leaving everything behind, he got up [and] began to follow him.

And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"