Acts 13:49
And so the word of the Lord [regarding salvation] was being spread through the entire region.
Acts 6:7
And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].
Acts 9:42
This became known all over Joppa, and many came to believe in the Lord [that is, to adhere to and trust in and rely on Jesus as Christ and Savior].
Acts 12:24
But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].
Acts 19:10
This continued for two years, so that all the inhabitants of [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].
Acts 19:26
You see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost all over [the province of] Asia, this Paul has persuaded [people to believe his teaching] and has misled a large number of people, claiming that gods made by [human] hands are not really gods at all.
Philippians 1:13-14
My imprisonment in [the cause of] Christ has become common knowledge throughout the whole