13I charge you before God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave teaching under Pontius Pilate, a good confession,

14That you keep the command without spot, blameless, to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15Which in his times he shall show who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

16Who only has immortality, and inhabiteth light inaccessible, whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire eternal. Amen.

3Know you that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

4Go you into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise you his name:

5for the Lord is sweet, his mercy lasts forever, and his truth to generation and generation.

4And when a very great crowd was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities to him, he spoke by a similitude.

5The sower went out to sow his offspring. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

6And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

7And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

8And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.

9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

10To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.

11Now the parable is this: The offspring is the word of God.

12And they by the way side are those who hear; then the devil comes, and takes the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

13Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away.

14And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

15But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.