John 15:8
In this is the Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye will be my disciples.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
In Context
9As my Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in the love of me.
Cross References
Matthew 5:44But I say to you: Love your enemies; and bless him that curseth you; and do good to him that hateth you; and pray for them that lead you in bonds, and that persecute you:
John 8:31And Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him: If ye continue in my word, ye will be truly my disciples.
John 15:5I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he yieldeth much fruit; for without me, ye can do nothing.
1 Corinthians 10:31If therefore ye eat, or if ye drink, or if ye do any thing, do all things for the glory of God.
Matthew Henry on John 15:2-9
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 taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same… Read the whole commentary →