Reference: Advocate
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The word occurs only in the writings of St. John: four times in his Gospel (Joh 14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7) of the Holy Spirit, and once in his 1st Epistle (1Jo 2:1) of Jesus. It is unfortunate that our English Versions have rendered it in the former 'Comforter' (Revised Version margin 'or Advocate, or Helper, Gr. Paraclete') and in the latter 'Advocate' (Revised Version margin 'or Comforter, or Helper, Gr. Paraclete').
'Comforter,' though a true and beautiful designation of the Holy Spirit, is an impossible rendering. It is true that parakalein means either 'comfort' (Mt 5:4; 2Co 1:4; 7:6) or 'call to one's side' (Ac 28:20), but parakl
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"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. read more. "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
"These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: read more. concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain."
Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.