Reference: Advocate, Or Paraclete
American
One that pleads the cause of another. In its technical sense, the office was unknown to the Jews till they became subject to the Romans. It is applied to Christ as our intercessor, 1Jo 2:1; compare Ro 8:34; Heb 7:25; and to the Holy Spirit, as our teacher and comforter, Joh 14:16; 15:26.
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and I will ask the Father to give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth which issues from the Father, he will bear witness to me;
who shall condemn? Will Christ? ??the Christ who died, yes and rose from the dead! the Christ who is at God's right hand, who actually pleads for us!
Hence for all time he is able to save those who approach God through him, as he is always living to intercede on their behalf.
My dear children, I am writing this to you that you may not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father in Jesus Christ the just;