Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? — Jesus learns of the man's excommunication and seeks him out ('when he had found him'). Jesus's question is not 'Do you believe on me?' but 'Do you believe on the Son of God?' (huios tou Theou). The title 'Son of God' carries the full weight of Jesus's identity: the unique Son, God's representative and agent. The question invites the man to move from intellectual recognition ('he is a prophet') to personal faith. The man has already testified to Jesus's works; now Jesus offers him an occasion for faith.

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