'Began' in the Bible

I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach

So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, "Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin -- that is, the whole high council of the Israelites -- and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

And Saul agreed completely with killing. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This man is the Son of God."

But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

But the crowd began to shout, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

he said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And the man leaped up and began walking.

They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We will hear you again about this."

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,

After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah