'Begin' in the Bible

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.