BIBLE WORD OF THE WEEK - PARACLETE

 


PARACLETE - Koine Greek term for the Holy Spirit.  Para - "beside/alongside"; kletos - "to call".

This word appears five times in the Johannine texts of the New Testament.

The definition of Paraclete (parakletos) is "advocate", "counsellor", "helper".

John 15:26 - "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."



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