| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The fronted prepositional phrase en touto {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútō} ‘by this’ frames the entire statement, emphasizing the basis for divine glorification. The aorist passive indicative edoxasthe {ἐδοξάσθη | edoxásthē} portrays the Father as the recipient of glory. The dative pronoun emoi {ἐμοὶ | emoí} designates the one to whom discipleship belongs. The conjunction hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose-result clause linking visible fruitfulness (karpon polyn {καρπὸν πολὺν | karpón polýn}) to the subjunctives pherete {φέρητε | phérēte} and genesthe {γένησθε | génēsthe}, which bind fruit-bearing and becoming disciples into a unified outcome. The noun mathetai {μαθηταί | mathētai} ‘disciples’ carries relational nuance toward Christ, showing identity transformation tied to fruitfulness and glorification of the Father. |