The night before his death, Jesus made a puzzling promise to his apprentices: I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever.[5] Short exegesis: The phrase “another advocate” is hard to translate into English. The Greek word for “another” is allos, and it literally means “another of the same kind”[6] or “another one of me.” The word for “advocate” is paraklētos, and it can be translated “helper” or “intercessor.”[7] So, the Father will give us another one of Jesus? To be with us? To help us and intercede for us? Exactly.
