Jesus meets and instructs the man who was blind. Unfolds the mysteries of the kingdom. The sheepfold. Declares himself the shepherd. Goes to the home of Massalian, where he abides certain days.
When Jesus heard what had been done and how the priests had cast the man whom he had healed, out of the synagogue, he found the man and said to him,
2 Do you believe in God and in the son of God?
3 The man replied, I do believe in God; but who is he, the son of God, of whom you speak?
4 And Jesus said, The son of God is he who speaks to you.
5 The man inquired then, Why do you say, The son of God? Is there but one?
6 And Jesus said, All men are sons of God by birth; God is the Father of the race; but all are not the sons of God by faith.
7 He who attains the victory over self is son of God by faith, and he who speaks to you has overcome, and he is called the son of God, because he is the pattern for the sons of men.
8 He who believes and does the will of God is son of God by faith.
9 The man in joy exclaimed, Lord, I believe in God, and in the son of God.