The Holy Spirit is sent by our Lord Jesus the Anointed One as our Helper. This word παράκλητον (paraklétos) has been translated as Comforter (KJV) Advocate (NIV,NLT,NET) Helper (ESV,NASB) Counselor (CSB,HCSB).
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17 ESV)
These are the work of the Holy Spirit:
Teach us
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (John 14:26 ESV)
Speak about Jesus
"But I will send you the Advocate - the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. (John 15:26 NLT)
Guide us
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. (John 16:13 ESV)
Glorify Jesus
He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. (John 16:14 ESV)
Convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgement
And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment. (John 16:8 NLT)
Help us in our prayer
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. (Romans 8:26 NIV)
Give gifts
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. (1 Corinthians 12:11 NLT)
Bear fruit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23 ESV)
Pour God's love into our heart
And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:5 NIV)
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