Acts 4:4
But many of the people who heard the message [of God] believed [in Jesus] and the number of men [alone] came to be about five thousand.
Acts 2:41
Then those who responded [by faith] to the words [spoken by Peter and the apostles] were immersed, and about three thousand persons were added to them [i.e., the apostles] on that day.
John 12:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat drops into the soil and dies, it remains a single grain, but if it dies, [then] it will produce many grains.
Acts 28:24
And some people believed what Paul said and some refused to believe.
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
But I offer thanks to God, who always leads us [preachers] to victory in [the service of] Christ, and through us makes known the "fragrant odor" of His knowledge everywhere.
Philippians 1:12-18
Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things that happened to me have resulted in the advancement [of the influence] of the Gospel rather [than hindering it],
2 Timothy 2:9-10
for which I am suffering difficulty [here] in prison, as [though I were] a criminal. But God's message is not "in prison."