Bible Strands
John 15:8
This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples during the Upper Room discourse, within the vine-and-branches metaphor of John 15:1–8, immediately after promising answered prayer to those who remain in Him (v. 7).
The words — καρπὸν (karpon, "fruit") is the concrete output that identifies the branch; ἐδοξασθη (edoxasthē, "is glorified") is a divine passive, the Father is the one glorified, not the disciple.
The thread — Matthew 5:16 pairs visible deeds with the Father's glory; John 8:31 ties continued obedience to the word to genuine discipleship; Philippians 1:11 frames the fruit of righteousness as producing God's praise.
Why it lands — The verse makes fruit-bearing the proof of relationship, not a performance metric: the disciple's identity is confirmed by what grows, and the credit goes to the Father, not the bearer.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
Cross-references
- Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- John 8:31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- Psalms 92:12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- 1 Peter 4:11 If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 60:21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.