Mark 4:16
Similarly those who are sown 'on stony soil' are the people who on hearing the word accept it with enthusiasm;
Mark 6:20
for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing he was a just and holy man; so he protected John ??he was greatly exercised when he listened to him, still he was glad to listen to him.
John 5:35
he was a burning and a shining lamp, and you chose to rejoice for a while in his light.
Matthew 8:19-20
A scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you anywhere";
Matthew 13:20-21
As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm;
Mark 10:17-22
As he went out on the road a man ran up and knelt down before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit life eternal?"
Luke 8:13
Those 'on the rock' are people who on hearing the word welcome it with enthusiasm, but they have no root; they believe for a while and fall away in the hour of trial.
Acts 8:13
indeed Simon himself believed, and after his baptism kept close to Philip, utterly astonished to see the signs and striking miracles which were taking place.
Acts 8:18-21
Now Simon noticed that the holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands; so he brought them money,
Acts 24:25-26
but when he argued about morality, self-mastery, and the future judgment, Felix grew uneasy. "You may go for the present," he said; "when I can find a moment, I will send for you"
Acts 26:28
"At this rate," Agrippa remarked, "it won't be long before you believe you have made a Christian of me!"