John 15:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. ”

John 15:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Herein - 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 w...
John 15:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(a) Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. (a) As one would say, "Herein will my Father be glorified, and herein also will you be my disciples, if you b...
John 15:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 15. The Vine. The relation of the following Chapter s to 14 has been discussed. The Parœ mia, or parable-like discourse, reminds us of the parable or metaphor of the Good Shepherd in ch. 10. T...
John 15:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Herein . In (Greek. en. App-104.) this. is... glorified . was... glorified (Aorist). Greek doxazo. See p. 1511 and Compare John 13:31 . that . in order that (Greek. hina), showing the Fat...
John 15:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. In this my Father is glorified This is a confirmation of the former statement; for he shows that we ought not to doubt that God will listen to the prayers of his people, when they desire...
John 15:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1692 FRUITFULNESS IN GOOD WORKS John 15:8 . Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my Disciples . IT is not uncommon to hear those who preach or profe...
John 15:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Herein is my Father glorified - Or, honored. It is the honor of the husbandman to have good, strong, vigorous vine...
John 15:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Herein is my Father glorified,— "By your thus abiding in me, and my abiding in you, and by your petitions being thus granted, the glory of my heavenly Father's wisdom, faithfulness, and grace, is e...
John 15:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Herein is my Father glorified х edoxasthee ( G1392 ) - on which special use of the aorist, see the not...
John 15:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The True Yine. The Witness of the Comforter and of the Apostles 1-17. The allegory of the True Vine and its interpretation. The metaphor of 'the vine' was suggested by 'the fruit of the vine' whic...
John 15:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Herein is my Father glorified. — This clause is generally understood of the words which follow as it is taken in our English version, but the rendering is liable to the objection that it gives a fo...
John 15:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 15:1-12 XII. THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES. "Arise, let us go hence. I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Husbandman. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away: and...
John 15:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Condition of Fruitfulness John 15:1-9 The vine is not able to do its work in the world without its branches; they stretch far from the root, to bear its strength and sweetness to those who...
John 15:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Our Lord now uttered the great allegory of the vine. Certain words in it arrest our attention, "the vine," "the branches," "the fruit." The close interrelationship between these is emphasized, and ou...
John 15:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (2) Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fru...
John 15:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Herein is my Father glorified ,.... This does not so much refer to what goes before, concerning the disciples abiding in Christ, and he and his words abiding in them, and doing for them whatever the...
John 15:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Ver. 8. Herein is my Father glorified, &c. ] There is not (saith one) so much of the glory of God in all h...
John 15:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 15:8 , and those who disobeyed the gospel, are here intended. The former, because, as truth is here opposed to unrighteousness, it must signify not only the truths discovered by revelation, but...
John 15:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE MINISTRY OF EXHORTATION CHRIST THE TRUE VINE (vs.1-8) The Lord's ministry of comfort, or of binding up, has been seen in chapter 14. Now in chapter 15 it is that of stirring up, or of exhorta...
John 15:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ the True Vine. 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taket...
John 15:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Here are two arguments to press his disciples abiding in him, that so they might bring forth much fruit. Herein (saith our Saviour) is my Father glorified. The glorifying of God is the great end...
John 15:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). Jesus Is The New Israel, Which is To Act As The New Witness for God In The World. If We Would Enjoy His Blessing We Must Do So By Living Continually In Him In Trust and Obedience As Branches Rem...
John 15:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 15:1 . True vine .—Christ and the disciples were now on the way to Gethsemane. Their passing through the vineyards, etc., surrounding the city may have sugges...
John 15:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

much fruit Three degrees in fruit-bearing : "Fruit," ( John 15:2 ); "more fruit," ( John 15:2 ); "much fruit," ( John 15:5 ); ( John 15:8 ). As we bear "much fruit" the Father is g...
John 15:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

John 15:8 Note: I. The relation between doctrine and practice. Our text sets this before us shortly, but most admirably. We have in it Christian precept springing out of Christian doctrine. "Here...
John 15:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

On the way from the supper table to the garden of Gethsemane, or while still lingering in the upper room, our Lord spoke this wondrous parable. John 15:1 . I am the true vine,- All other vines a...
John 15:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 15:1 . I am the true vine. The vine through every age had designated the Hebrew church; here the Lord employs it to designate the Christian church, of which he is the head, and the source of...
John 15:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Herein is My Father glorified, that ye hear much fruit God glorified in His people The great majority of Christ’s illustrations were drawn from the world of nature, which teaches us that there...
John 15:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION John 15:1-43 (7) The parable of the vine and its branches . Incorporation of the disciples into one personality with himself . The image of the vine may have been suggeste...
John 15:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The earnest application:
John 15:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:31 ; 1 Corinthians 6:20 ; 1 Peter 2:12 ; 1 Peter 4:11 ; 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 ; Haggai 1:8 ; Isaiah 60:21 ; Isaiah 61:3 ; John 13:35 ; John 8:31 ; Luke 6:35 ; Matthew 5:1...
John 15:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Holy Ghost John 15:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are confronted with one of the great themes of Scripture. The word "Ghost" is an old English word meaning "guest." The Holy Spirit is the Holy...
John 15:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

So shall ye be my disciples — Worthy of the name. To be a disciple of Christ is both the foundation and height of Christianity.

John 15:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 15:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

John 15:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 15:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 15:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 15:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

John 15:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 15:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 15:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 15:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 15:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 15:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 15:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 15:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 15:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 15:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 15:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 15:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 15:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 15:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 15:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 15:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 15:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 15:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

John 15:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

John 15:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 15:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 15:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 15:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 15:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 15:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 15:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

John 15:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes