Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6600 Aspects of salvation » 6626 conversion » 6629 conversion, examples of
Scripture gives examples of individuals and peoples who have turned to God in conversion.
Examples of conversion in the OT
Peoples who turned to God
Isaiah 19:22 Egypt; Jonah 3:5-10 Nineveh
Individuals who turned to God
2 Kings 5:15 Naaman; 2 Chronicles 33:12-13 Manasseh; Daniel 4:34-37 Nebuchadnezzar; Jonah 1:16 sailors on board ship with Jonah
Examples of conversion in the NT
Examples of people in general
John 4:42 people of Sychar; Acts 2:41 3,000 people on the day of Pentecost; Acts 8:12 Samaritans; Acts 9:35 people of Lydda and Sharon; Acts 15:3 Gentile converts
Examples of individual converts
Luke 15:18 the prodigal son; Luke 19:8-9 Zacchaeus; Acts 8:35-38 the Ethiopian eunuch
Paul:
Acts 9:3-18 pp Acts 22:6-11 pp Acts 26:12-18 Acts 10:44-48 Cornelius; Acts 13:12 the proconsul, Sergius Paulus; Acts 16:14-15 Lydia; Acts 16:29-34 the Philippian jailer
The prophetic vision of the future conversion of Israel and the nations
Israel's turning back to God
Hosea 3:5 See also Jeremiah 50:4-5; Hosea 11:10-11; Romans 11:26
The conversion of the nations
Jeremiah 16:19 See also Psalm 22:27-28; Isaiah 2:3 pp Micah 4:2; Zechariah 14:16
See also
2426 gospel, responses 5108 Paul, life of 7510 Gentiles 7757 preaching, effects
