My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor{Greek Parakleton: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comfortor.} with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
The Greek word translated "Advocate" is parakleton that transliterated into English is "Paraclete." It means one who gets called to the side of another to help. Jesus used this word four times in the Upper Room Discourse to describe the Holy Spirit (John 14:16; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7). [Note: See John R. Yarid Jr., "Reflections of the Upper Room Discourse in 1 John," Bibliotheca Sacra 160:637 (January-March 2003):65-76.] He called the Holy Spirit another Paraclete like Himself (John 14:16). This is the only other place in the New Testament where "Paraclete" appears.