Bible Strands
John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples in the upper room, between his command to keep his commandments (14:15) and his identification of the Spirit as "the Spirit of truth" (14:17).
The words — Παρὰκλητον (paraklēton) literally means "one called alongside," a term for a legal advocate or helper, not a vague influence. The adjective ἄλλον ("another") signals a kind, not a different kind — the same category of help Jesus himself provided.
The thread — The same paraklēton appears in John 14:26, 15:26, and 16:7, where the Spirit's coming is tied to Jesus' departure. 1 John 2:1 applies the cognate paraklētos to Christ himself, echoing this verse's logic.
Why it lands — The Spirit is presented as a person given by the Father at Jesus' request, not a force to be invoked. The reader is asked to expect a permanent, personal presence rather than an occasional experience.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Cross-references
- John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 15:26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- John 16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
- Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- John 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”