'Begin' in the Bible

and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’;

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,

But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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

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

I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?