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| + | (Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by [[Text:EBD:Christ|Christ]] three times to the [[Text:EBD:Holy Ghost|Holy Ghost]] (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the [[Text:EBD:Greek|Greek]] word is rendered "[[Text:EBD:Comforter|Comforter]]," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Tertullus|Tertullus]] "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a [[wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Roman]] advocate whom the [[Jew|Jews]] employed to accuse [[Text:EBD:Paul|Paul]] before [[Text:EBD:Felix|Felix]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 28 November 2008
(Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix.
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