John 15:8 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:5-8

The union of Christ and believers. Notice this union— I. IN ITS NATURE AND SOME OF ITS LEADING FEATURES . 1. It is spiritual It is not physical and material, neither is it based on the same principles as the unions of this world, which are carnal and corrupt; but the principles of this union are spiritual, such as love, faith, and hope. It is the union of the human with the Divine, the spirit of man with the great Father of spirits—the union of life with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:8

Here the Lord shows what he knows will be and must be the dominant desire of the man who abides in himself, in whom his own word abides. Such a man will seek, yearn, ask, that he should bear much fruit . This prayer will be heard, and in this sublime synthesis between Christ and his disciples, says Christ, was my Father glorified . "In the fruitfulness of the vine is the glory of the husbandman," and in the answer of your prayers, and the regulation of all your desires, so ye shall... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 work of the Lord. This honors God.Because it shows the excellence of his law which requires it. Because it shows the power of his gospel, and of that grace which can overcome the evil propensities of the heart and produce it. Because the Christian is restored to the divine image, and it shows how excellent is the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 15:8

John 15:8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit “As the end for which my Father has given the gospel dispensation to men, is to make them fruitful in holiness, you, my apostles, by spreading the true knowledge thereof through the world, and by reforming yourselves and others, will do honour unto God’s wisdom and goodness in bestowing this dispensation upon you.” But as the holiness of the apostles, and the diligent discharge of their duty in preaching the gospel, would be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 15:1-27

145. Union with Jesus (John 15:1-27)In themselves believers have no life, strength or spiritual power. All that they have comes from Jesus Christ. If he is likened to a vine, they are likened to the branches, which means that they can bear spiritual fruit only as they are united in him. As they allow the Father to remove the hindrances of sin from their lives, they will bear even more fruit (John 15:1-5).Those who bear no fruit are like the dead branches of a vine. Though attached to it, they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 15:8

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 Father's purpose. Compare John 11:15 , John 11:50 ; John 12:33 ; John 13:1-3 . so shall ye be = and (that) ye may become. Greek ginomai. See on "done "in John 15:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 15:8

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.That ye bear much fruit ... The worldwide thrust of Christianity is in this. The great purpose of the Lord's coming into our world was to save the entire human race if possible. "Whosoever will" is invited. The great commission was to the "whole creation." In the very shadow of the cross, Jesus' passionate desire was "much fruit"; and Jesus' stressing this here emphasizes the truth that the evangelization of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 15:8

John 15:8. 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 exalted (ινα, ) to the end that you may abound in fruits of righteousness, whereby he may be still further glorified; and so shall you appear with evidence to others, and to your own consciences, and I will esteem and own youto be my true disciples, that have vital union with me, and are an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

8. glorified that ye bear much fruit—not only from His delight in it for its own sake, but as from "the juices of the Living Vine." so shall ye be my disciples—evidence your discipleship. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 15:1-8

The vine and the branches metaphor 15:1-8Jesus often used a grapevine to describe the nation of Israel (cf. Matthew 20:1-16; Matthew 21:23-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 13:6-9; Luke 20:9-16). The vine as a symbol of Israel appears on coins of the Maccabees. [Note: Morris, p. 593.] Here Jesus used the vine metaphorically of Himself. One can hardly escape the inference that Jesus viewed Himself as the fulfillment of Israel. Covenant theologians like to think of the church as the fulfillment of Israel,... read more