Verb egeneto (it came to pass) in the impersonal form in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)


Matthew

7: 28Now it came to pass (egeneto) when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,
9: 10And it came to pass (egeneto) as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples.
11: 1Now it came to pass (egeneto) when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities.
13: 53And it came to pass (egeneto) when Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.
19: 1And it came to pass (egeneto) when Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
26: 1And it came to pass (egeneto) when Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,

Mark

1: 9And it came to pass (egeneto) in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
2: 23And it came to pass (egeneto) on one sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.
4: 4And it came to pass (egeneto) as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Luke

1: 5It came to pass (egeneto) in the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
1: 8It came to pass (egeneto) when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,
1: 23It came to pass (egeneto) when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
1: 41And it came to pass (egeneto) when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
1: 59And it came to pass (egeneto) on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.
1: 65It came to pass (egeneto) that fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea.
2: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that in those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered.
2: 6It came to pass (egeneto) that they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.
2: 15It came to pass (egeneto) that the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us."
2: 46It came to pass (egeneto) that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
3: 21Now it came to pass (egeneto) when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,
4: 36It came to pass (egeneto) that they were all amazed and kept saying to one another, "What kind of utterance is this? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and out they come!"
5: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,
5: 12It came to pass (egeneto), when he was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean."
5: 17It came to pass (egeneto) that one day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
6: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that one Sabbath, while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.
6: 6It came to pass (egeneto) that on another sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
6: 12Now it came to pass (egeneto) that during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.
7: 11It came to pass (egeneto) that soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
8: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,
8: 22It came to pass (egeneto) that one day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they put out,
9: 18It came to pass (egeneto) that once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
9: 28Now it came to pass (egeneto) that about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
9: 29And it came to pass (egeneto) that while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
9: 33It came to pass (egeneto) that just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" - not knowing what he said.
9: 37It came to pass (egeneto) on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
9: 51It came to pass (egeneto) that when the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
11: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that he was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."
11: 27It came to pass (egeneto), while he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!"
14: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that on one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely.
16: 22It came to pass (egeneto) that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
17: 11It came to pass (egeneto) that on the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee.
17: 14When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And it came to pass (egeneto) that as they went, they were made clean.
17: 26It came to pass (egeneto) that just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
17: 28Likewise, just as it came to pass (egeneto) in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,
18: 35It came to pass (egeneto) that, as he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
19: 15It came to pass (egeneto) that, when he returned, having received royal power, he ordered these slaves, to whom he had given the money, to be summoned so that he might find out what they had gained by trading.
19: 29It came to pass (egeneto) that, when he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,
20: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that one day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders
22: 24It came to pass (egeneto) that a dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

John

10: 22Then it came to pass (egeneto) the festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem. It was winter,

Acts

4: 5It came to pass (egeneto) that the next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
9: 3Now it came to pass (egeneto) that, as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
9: 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. It came to pass (egeneto) that, for several days, he was with the disciples in Damascus,
9: 32Now it came to pass (egeneto) that, as Peter went here and there among all the believers, he came down also to the saints living in Lydda.
9: 37It came to pass (egeneto) that at that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs.
9: 43It came to pass (egeneto) that meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.
10: 10It came to pass (egeneto) that he became hungry and wanted something to eat; and it came to pass (egeneto) that while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
10: 25It came to pass (egeneto) that on Peter's arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him.
11: 26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it came to pass (egeneto) that it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called "Christians."
14: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that the same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
14: 5And it came to pass (egeneto) that when an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
15: 39It came to pass (egeneto) that the disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
16: 16It came to pass (egeneto) that one day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slavegirl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling.
19: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples.
19: 23It came to pass (egeneto) that about that time no little disturbance broke out concerning the Way.
21: 1It came to pass (egeneto) that when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
21: 5It came to pass (egeneto) that when our days there were ended, we left and proceeded on our journey; and all of them, with wives and children, escorted us outside the city. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed
21: 35It came to pass (egeneto) that when Paul came to the steps, the violence of the mob was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.
22: 6" It came to pass (egeneto) that while I was on my way and approaching Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.
22: 17" It came to pass (egeneto) that after I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
28: 8It came to pass (egeneto) that the father of Publius lay sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and putting his hands on him.
28: 17It came to pass (egeneto) that three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.