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 note at John 10:4],
That ye bear much fruit. As His whole design in providing "the True Vine," and making men lives branches in Him, was to obtain fruit; and as He purgeth every branch that beareth fruit, that it may bring forth more fruit; so herein is He glorified, that we bear much fruit. As the farmer feels that his pains are richly rewarded when the fruit of his vineyard is abundant, so the eternal designs of Grace are seen to come to glorious effect when the vessels of mercy, the redeemed of the Lord, abound in the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God, and then the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ "rests in His love and joys over them with singing."
So shall ye be, [ geneesesthe (G1096 ), or 'become'] my disciples - that is, so shall ye manifest and evidence your discipleship.