L23.前面已经说明主基于什么样的理由被称为“神的儿子”，现在要说明主基于什么样的理由被称为“人子”。凡论述主的受难，审判，祂的降临，以及总体上的救赎，拯救，改造和重生的地方，主都被称为“人子”。原因在于，“人子”是圣言方面的主；祂作为圣言受苦难，审判，来到世上，救赎，拯救，改造和重生。事实就是这样，这一点从接下来的内容明显可知。
23. So far we have been talking about why the Lord is called the Son of God. Now we must turn to why he is called the Son of Humanity.
He is called the Son of Humanity when the subject is his suffering, his judging, his Coming, or more generally his redeeming, saving, reforming, or regenerating us. This is because the Son of Humanity is the Lord as the Word; and it is as the Word that he suffered, judges, comes into the world, redeems, saves, reforms, and regenerates. What follows may serve to demonstrate that this is the case.
23. We have already said why the Lord is called the Son of God. Now we must say why the Lord is called the Son of man.
He is called the Son of man whenever the subject is His suffering, judgment, advent, and in general redemption, salvation, reformation and regeneration. That is because the Son of man is the Lord in relation to the Word; and as the embodiment of the Word He suffered, judged, came into the world, redeemed, saved, reformed and regenerated.
The reality of this can be seen from what follows now.
23. It has already been stated on what ground the Lord is called the Son of God: it shall now be stated on what ground He is called the Son of Man. He is called the Son of Man where His passion, the Judgment, His Coming, and, in general, where redemption, salvation, reformation and regeneration are treated of. The reason is, that the Son of Man is the Lord as to the Word; and it is as the Word that He suffered, judges, comes into the world, redeems, saves, reforms and regenerates. That this is so may appear from what now follows.
23. Having stated on what grounds the Lord is called "the Son of God," we will now state those on which He is called "the Son of man." The Lord is called "the Son of man" where the subject treated of is His passion, Judgment, His advent, and, in general, redemption, salvation, reformation, and regeneration. The reason is that "the Son of man" is the Lord in respect to the Word; and as the Word He suffered, judges, came into the world, redeems, saves, reforms, and regenerates. That such is the case is evident from what now follows.
23. Ex quo Dominus vocatur "Filius Dei," hactenus dictum est; nunc ex quo Dominus vocatur "Filius hominis," dicetur. Vocatur "Filius hominis," ubi agitur de passione, de judicio, de adventu, et in genere ubi de redemptione, salvatione, reformatione et regeneratione. Causa est, quia "Filius hominis" est Dominus quoad Verbum; ac Ipse ut Verbum passus est, judicat, venit in mundum, redimit, salvat, reformat et regenerat. Quod ita sit, ex nunc sequentibus constare potest.