Topic
Son of man
9 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 25:6Easton
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
- Psalms 8:4Easton
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- Psalms 80:17Easton
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
- Psalms 144:3Easton
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
- Psalms 146:3Easton
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- Isaiah 51:12Easton
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
- Daniel 7:13Easton
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
- Luke 24:39Easton
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
- Hebrews 2:14Easton
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 9 references
(1.) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6; Ps. 8:4; 144:3; 146:3; Isa. 51:12, etc.).
(2.) It is a title frequently given to the prophet Ezekiel, probably to remind him of his human weakness.
(3.) In the New Testament it is used forty-three times as a distinctive title of the Saviour. In the Old Testament it is used only in Ps. 80:17 and Dan. 7:13 with this application. It denotes the true humanity of our Lord. He had a true body (Heb. 2:14; Luke 24:39) and a rational soul. He was perfect man.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.