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Beginning in the Bible

The word beginning appears 106 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word beginning appears 106 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The beginning is the origin of all things in God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What beginning means in the Bible

The beginning is the origin of all things in God.

Where the word beginning appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word beginning appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”Genesis 1:1

“Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”Psalms 119:160

“Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.”Isaiah 41:4

“And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,”Matthew 19:4

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”Matthew 24:21

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”John 1:1

“Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.”John 8:25

“And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.”Revelation 21:6

Beginning and the Lord Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and Jesus is the beginning and the ending, the Alpha and Omega.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word beginning appear in the Bible?

The word beginning appears 106 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does beginning mean in the Bible?

The beginning is the origin of all things in God.

How does beginning point to Jesus?

In the beginning was the Word, and Jesus is the beginning and the ending, the Alpha and Omega.

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