And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? {How: or, What}

Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

As thou knowest not what {is} the way of the spirit, {nor} how the bones {do grow} in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. {rudiments: or, elements} {make a prey: or, seduce you, or, lead you astray}

Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?