"If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him, but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you." (John 14:15-18 KJV)
What does "another" mean in Greek?
G243
ἄλλος
allos
al'-los
A primary word; “else”, that is, different (in many applications): - more, one (another), (an-, some an-) other (-s, -wise).
According to Strong's "another" is referring to a different Comforter.
Different in what way?
Is an invisible, immortal Jesus Christ different in any way from a mortal human Jesus whose life was in his blood?
Comforter.
What did John mean by Comforter?
G3875
παράκλητος
paraklētos
par-ak'-lay-tos
An intercessor, consoler: - advocate, comforter.
Is a Comforter an Advocate? Yes, no, maybe?
"I will not leave you comfortless"
What did John mean by comfortless?
G3737
ὀρφανός
orphanos
or-fan-os'
Of uncertain affinity; bereaved (“orphan”), that is, parentless: - comfortless, fatherless.
Does comfortless mean bereaved? Yes, no, maybe?
Why did Jesus not leave them bereaved?
"I will come to you."
Who will come to them?
Is it a different Comforter, one they don't know?
Or did Jesus say "I will come to you"?
Did the human Jesus dwell with them?
Did the invisible, immortal Jesus dwell in them?
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