Converts
38 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
28 sections
- “Choked”
- “Good Ground”
- “Stony Ground”
- “Wayside”
- At Pentecost, About Three-Thousand People
- Cornelius
- Gadarenes
- Greeks
- Jailer
- Jews and Greeks at Antioch
- Lydia
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Ninevites
- Post-Pentecostal
- Ruth
- Saul of Tarsus
- Sergius Paulus
- The Eunuch
- The Mariners with Jonah
- The Samaritans
- The Thief on the Cross
- Zealous: Andrew
- Zealous: Nebuchadnezzar
- Zealous: Philip
- Zealous: The Blind Men
- Zealous: The Deaf Man
- Zealous: The Man Possessed by Demons
- Zealous: The Woman of Samaria
“Choked”
- Matthew 13:7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
“Good Ground”
- Matthew 13:8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
- Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
- Luke 8:4–15 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable: …
“Stony Ground”
- Matthew 13:5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
- Matthew 13:20–21 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. …
“Wayside”
- Matthew 13:4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
At Pentecost, About Three-Thousand People
- Acts 2:41 Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
Cornelius
- Acts 10:1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Gadarenes
- Luke 8:35–39 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. …
Greeks
- Acts 17:4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
- Acts 17:12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Jailer
- Acts 16:27–34 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped. …
Jews and Greeks at Antioch
- Acts 13:43 After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Lydia
- Acts 16:14–15 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. …
Nebuchadnezzar
- Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Ninevites
- Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
Post-Pentecostal
- Acts 4:4 But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
Ruth
- Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
Saul of Tarsus
- Acts 9:3–18 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. …
Sergius Paulus
- Acts 13:7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
- Acts 13:12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
- Acts 26:12–23 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. …
The Eunuch
- Acts 8:35–38 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. …
The Mariners with Jonah
- Jonah 1:5–6 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. …
- Jonah 1:9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
- Jonah 1:14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
- Jonah 1:16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
The Samaritans
- John 4:28–42 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, …
The Thief on the Cross
- Luke 23:39–43 One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!” …
Zealous: Andrew
- John 1:40–41 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus. …
Zealous: Nebuchadnezzar
- Daniel 3:29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who …
- Daniel 4:1–37 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied. …
Zealous: Philip
- John 1:43–45 The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.” …
Zealous: The Blind Men
- Matthew 9:31 But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
- John 9:8–38 At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” …
Zealous: The Deaf Man
- Mark 7:36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
Zealous: The Man Possessed by Demons
- Luke 8:39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
Zealous: The Woman of Samaria
- John 4:28–29 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, …
Related topics
Agriculture of the SowerTestimonyPersecution of the Ekklesia (Body of Christ)Confession of ChristJailer (Jailor) of Philippi, Converted
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.