“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.” If you look closely at this passage, you can see the direct connection of the Holy Spirit testifying about Jesus and the disciples testifying about Him. The Greek word for the Holy Spirit, paraclete, means “advocate” or “counselor.” Meyer’s New Testament Commentary explains it like this: