While the Holy Spirit is fully God, distinct passages in the Gospels clarify that the Spirit is not the same person as Jesus or the Father. Jesus says: > [!bible]+ [John 14:16-17 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/43/14/) > 16. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17. 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 %% The title "Helper" can also be translated as counselor, which was first given to the Spirit in the Old Testament. > [!bible]+ [Isaiah 11:2 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/23/11/) > 2. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. %% #Isaiah %% The Greek term for "Helper," *paraklêtos*, is typically used for persons and not objects or forces. This title is also used in [1 John 2:1](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/1JN.2.1), where Jesus is also referred to as our advocate (*paraklêtos*). Jesus uses personal pronouns such as this and more all throughout John: > [!bible]+ [John 16:13 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/43/16/) > 13. 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 %% How many times does Jesus have to say He for the Spirit to be a person? Jesus further distinguishes between Himself, the Father, and the Spirit, referring to the Spirit as another *paraklêtos*, [John 14:16](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.14.16) and in [16:7-8](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.16.7-8) that is not Him or the Father. > [!bible]+ [John 14:16 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/43/14/) > 16. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, %% #John %% In this verse, the word "Another" is the greek term *allŏs*, which means of the same kind, if Jesus didn't want to imply the Holy Spirit was God with the word He could have used the other word *hĕtĕrŏs* which is "Another/Different". In [Galatians 1:6-7](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GAL.1.6-7) Paul uses both words to ask why the church was accepting a *hĕtĕrŏs* Gospel, which is not the *allŏs* Gospel. So Jesus is saying that the Holy Spirit is another person *allŏs* - the same kind as the Father. Again, in [John 15:26](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.15.26), Jesus again distinguishes the roles of each person of the Trinity, stating, > [!bible]+ [John 15:26 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/43/15/) > 26. “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. %% #John %% This shows that the Spirit is sent by both Jesus and the Father, yet remains distinct from them. The Holy Spirit is the same kind of person the Father is, in fact He proceeds from the Father, meaning that the Holy Spirit is the same being- or God. Further evidence of this distinction is found in Jesus' baptism. > [!bible]+ [Matthew 3:16-17 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/40/3/) > 16. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17. and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” %% #Matthew %% In this moment, Jesus is physically present, the Spirit descends as a dove, and the Father's voice is heard from heaven. These three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are clearly separate in their roles.