[[File:Herran El cofrade de San Miguel.jpg|thumb|'''El cofrade de San Miguel''' by [[Saturnino Herran]].]]
"'''Son of Man'''" is how the common English translation of the enigmatic phrase [[Jesus]] frequently referred used to describe himself. [[Jesus]] was careful to avoid wording that committed the crime of blasphemy, but something is lost which would have resulted in the translationhis prosecution before he completed his ministry. Hence he implied his divinity without expressly saying so. The most accurate English translation of the Greek (version of how Jesus described himself is "ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου,") would be (literally) which is best translated as "the The Son, a human being." or (including The wording implies the obvious implication) "the Son divinity of GodJesus in a non-blasphemous manner, His human beingwithout Jesus expressly claiming to be God." The phrase as spoken omitted express reference to Otherwise, if he were not also God, either due to modesty or perhaps as then why say that he was a political consideration to avoid immediate retaliation for blasphemy. human being? [[Faith]] is required to accept the obvious implication that Jesus was divine. Otherwise, why say that he was and his opponents thereby had a human being?difficult time catching him in the crime of blasphemy during his ministry.
Other possible translations would be "God as a man," "Son of Man from God," "God became man," "God descended as man," or "Christ, Son of [[God]]." John 9:35 does not make sense as merely "Do you believe in the Son of Man?", and the Greek manuscripts disagree at this verse, some stating "Son of Man" (ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου), others "Son of God" (ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ). A fuller translation would be, "Do you believe in the Son of God, is human being?"