'Began' in the Bible
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn't repent.
At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you."
They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, "It isn't me, is it, Lord?"
He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.
Then he began to curse and to swear, "I don't know the man!" Immediately the rooster crowed.
Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.
It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.
When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?
He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.
The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
Peter began to tell him, "Behold, we have left all, and have followed you."
They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.
When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.
When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, "Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!"
They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
Jesus, answering, began to tell them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, "Surely not I?" And another said, "Surely not I?"
He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.
Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, "Prophesy!" The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
The maid saw him, and began again to tell those who stood by, "This is one of them."
But he began to curse, and to swear, "I don't know this man of whom you speak!"
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"
The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."
When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.
As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'
When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
He entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him."
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
Leaping up, he stood, and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,
As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before time began;