John 15:8

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

Context of John 15:8

6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

John 15:8 word by word

ἐν τούτῳ ἐδοξάσθη ὁ πατήρ μου, ἵνα καρπὸν πολὺν φέρητε καὶ γένησθε ἐμοὶ μαθηταί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hereinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• isοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye bearφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• soκαίkai · andG2532
• shall ye beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101

Cross-references for John 15:8

• Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
• Isaiah 61:3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
• Haggai 1:8Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord.
• Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
• 1 Corinthians 6:20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
• 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
• Philippians 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
• 1 Peter 2:12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
• 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
• John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
• Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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

Topics related to John 15:8

• Church
• Commandments
• Fellowship
• Glorifying God
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Cloke
• Herein
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of
• John, the Epistles of

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