American Standard Version
John 15:8
8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
John 15:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
- New International Version (NIV)This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
Context of John 15:8
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples. 9Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love. 10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
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ἐν τούτῳ ἐδοξάσθη ὁ πατήρ μου, ἵνα καρπὸν πολὺν φέρητε καὶ γένησθε ἐμοὶ μαθηταί.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 15:8
- Psalms 92:12The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- Isaiah 61:3to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
- Haggai 1:8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.
- Matthew 5:16Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
- Philippians 1:11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
- 1 Peter 2:12having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 4:11if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
- John 13:35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
- Matthew 5:44but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Commentaries on John 15:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Herein is my Father glorified - Or, honored. It is the honor of the husbandman to have good, strong, vigorous vines, plentifully laden with fruit: so it is the honor of God to have strong, vigorous, holy children, entirely freed from sin, and perfectly filled with his love.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Herein - In this - to wit, in your bearing much fruit. Glorified - Honored. Bear much fruit - Are fruitful in good works; are faithful, zealous, humble, devoted, always abounding in the work of the Lord. This honors God. 1.Because it shows the excellence of his law which requires it. 2.Because it shows the power of his gospel, and of that grace which can overcome the evil propensities of the heart and produce it. 3.Because the Christian is restored to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8True disciples will experience a transformed, fruit-bearing life because they live in a relationship of love with both Jesus and the Father (15:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-8. The spiritual oneness of Christ and His people, and His relation to them as the Source of all their spiritual life and fruitfulness, are here beautifully set forth by a figure familiar to Jewish ears (Is 5:1, &c.). I am the true vine--of whom the vine of nature is but a shadow. my Father is the husbandman--the great Proprietor of the vineyard, the Lord of the spiritual kingdom. (It is surely unnecessary to point out the claim to supreme divinity…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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