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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
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
And Iesus himselfe began to be about thirty yeeres of age, being (as was supposed) the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Heli,
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
And hee began to say vnto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares.
And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
And they beckened vnto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and helpe them. And they came, & filled both the ships, so that they began to sinke.
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
And the Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgiue sinnes, but God alone?
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake: and he deliuered him to his mother.
¶ And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
¶ And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee beganne to speake vnto y e people concerning Iohn: What went ye out into the wildernesse for to see? A reede shaken with the winde?
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
And stood at his feet behind him, weeping, and began to wash his feete with teares, and did wipe them with the haires of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the oyntment.
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
And they that sate at meat with him, began to say within themselues, Who is this that forgiueth sinnes also?
And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
And when the day beganne to weare away, then came the twelue, and said vnto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the townes and countrey round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
1611 marginal noteMat. 14.15.
¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
¶ And when the people were gathered thicke together, hee began to say, This is an euill generation, they seeke a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen it, but the signe of Ionas the Prophet:
1611 marginal noteMatt. 12.38.
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