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.
• 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

6Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. 9“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments 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 92:12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
• Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
• Isaiah 61:3To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
• Haggai 1:8Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord.
• Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
• 1 Corinthians 6:20for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
• 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
• Philippians 1:11May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
• 1 Peter 2:12Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.
• 1 Peter 4:11Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
• John 13:35Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
• Matthew 5:44But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
• Luke 6:35“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful 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