Herein (εν τουτω). That is in the vital union and the much fruit bearing. It points here backwards and forwards.

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In this. In this—that is, in your bearing much fruit.

Herein is my Father glorified.—This clause is generally understood as referring to the words that follow, as it is interp…

And men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you wi…

St. John Chrysostom: Our Lord showed above that those who plotted against them would be burned, since they did not abide in Ch…

The proof of discipleship is fruitbearing . Just as Jesus glorified God by his life, so his disciples will glorify God by theirs.

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 liste…

Herein is my Father glorified
This does not so much refer to what goes before, concerning the disciples abiding in C…

Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fullness of the Spirit that is in Him, resemble the roo…

1. In this discourse, our Lord especially wants to comfort His disciples about two things. The first was near and present: His pa ion. The s…