'Begin' in the Bible

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour,

and an opinion in this do I give: for this to you is expedient, who not only to do, but also to will, did begin before -- a year ago,