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beginning

Meaning of “beginning”

The start, first part, or earliest point in time, order, or action.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:1

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Acts 15:18
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 15:18 · retained source text

Knowen vnto God are all his workes frō the beginning of the world.

Acts 26:5
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 26:5 · retained source text

Which knew me from the beginning, (if they would testifie) that after the most straitest sect of our religion, I liued a Pharisee.

Ephesians 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
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1611 witness · Ephesians 3:9 · retained source text

And to make all men see, what is the fellowship of the mysterie, which from the beginning of the world, hath bene hid in God, who created all things by Iesus Christ:

Philippians 4:15
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
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1611 witness · Philippians 4:15 · retained source text

Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated with mee, as concerning giuing and receiuing, but ye onely.

Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Colossians 1:18 · retained source text

And hee is the head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the first borne from the dead, that in all things he might haue the preeminence:

1611 marginal noteOr, among all.

2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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1611 witness · 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · retained source text

But we are bound to giue thanks alway to God for you, brethren, beloued of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the spirit, and beleefe of the trueth,

Hebrews 1:10
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
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1611 witness · Hebrews 1:10 · retained source text

And, thou Lord in the beginning hast layed the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the works of thine hands.

1611 marginal notePsa. 102.2. esa. 34.4.

Hebrews 7:3
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 7:3 · retained source text

Without father, without mother, without descent, hauing neither beginning of dayes nor end of life: but made like vnto the Sonne of God, abideth a Priest continually.

1611 marginal noteGr. without pedigree.

2 Peter 2:20
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:20 · retained source text

For if after they haue escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, they are againe intangled therein, and ouercome, the latter end is worse with them then the beginning.

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