KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:26
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
¶ From that time Iesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.
1611 marginal noteMar. 1.14
¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
¶ And as they departed, Iesus began to say vnto the multitudes concerning Iohn, what went ye out into the wildernesse to see? a reede shaken with the winde?
¶ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
¶ Then began he to vpbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
1611 marginal noteLuke 10.13.
AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
¶ At that time, Iesus went on the Sabbath day thorow the corne, & his Disciples were an hungred, and beganne to pluck the eares of corne, and to eate.
1611 marginal noteMarke 2.23. luke 6.1. deut. 23.25.
¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
¶ From that time foorth began Iesus to shew vnto his disciples, how that he must goe vnto Hierusalem, and suffer many things of the Elders and chiefe Priests & Scribes, and be killed, and be raised againe the third day.
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Then Peter tooke him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it farre from thee Lord: This shal not be vnto thee.
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
And they were exceeding sorowfull, and began euery one of them to say vnto him, Lord, Is it I?
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
And hee tooke with him Peter, and the two sonnes of Zebedee, and beganne to be sorrowful, and very heauie.
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Then beganne hee to curse and to sweare, saying, I know not the man. And immediatly the cocke crew.
IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
¶ In the ende of the Sabbath, as it began to dawne towards the first day of the weeke, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
1611 marginal noteMar. 16.1. iohn 20.1.
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