Those who are saved, however, need not fear divine justice because they have an Advocate with the Father, none other than Jesus Christ the righteous. Here Advocate translates paraklētos (“one who comes alongside”) and denotes in legal settings the defender or counselor who comes to aid his client. (In his gospel, John used the same term, translated there as “Helper” or “Comforter” [14:16, 26; 16:7] to refer to the support given to each believer by the Holy Spirit.) Christ is the perfect Advocate,