'Began' in the Bible

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."