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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Christianity Jesus.
- noun A human.
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- proper noun Christianity
Jesus Christ
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The name Son of Man, whatever more it means, declares the historical fact of His Incarnation, and the reality and genuineness, the completeness and fullness, of His assumption of humanity.
Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV Alexander Maclaren 1868
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And in this way it may be said that the Son of Man is a comprehensor of the Divine Essence, not indeed by His soul, but in His Divine Nature; even as we may also say that the Son of Man is the Creator.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Aquinas Thomas
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For the Son of Man is a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark 1225?-1274 1842
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Hence it is that the Lord of Glory is said to have been crucified although His divine nature never endured the Cross, and that the Son of Man is allowed to have been in heaven before the Passion, as the Lord Himself said the Lord of Glory is one and the same with Him Who is in nature and in truth the Son of Man, that is, Who became man, and both His wonders and His sufferings are known to us, although His wonders were worked in His divine capacity, and His sufferings endured as man.
orrologion 2009
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This is why Jerusalem fell before Rome and the Temple was destroyed; even as the Son of Man said would happen; yet the Jews believe him not to this: the Last Day; thus have I, Solomon; been raised to save my people Israel, and turn Jacob from his iniquity.
OpEdNews - Diary: The Revealing of the Beast of the Earth: Dabbat al-Ard 2009
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For the Son of Man comes to seek and to save what was lost.
The "Snare" of Judging Rev. Moon; and the Last Judgement 2009
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For the Son of Man will come with His angels in His Father's glory, and then He will repay everyone according to his works.
Communion kneeling and on the tongue made mandatory in the Cathedral of Lima 2009
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For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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They make no attempt to argue that the usual translations are wrong, and show no awareness that they are stating the opposite of what is found in the Gospel, which is that no one ascended except for the one who also descended, the Son of Man.
Review of Kostenberger and Swain, Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel James F. McGrath 2008
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