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When Jesus tells His disciples He is leaving, He promises them a parakletos. The word carries the weight of several English translations — Comforter, Advocate, Helper — all of them pointing to someone called alongside a person in need.

In John 14:16-18 Jesus says the Parakletos{Comforter} will "abide with you for ever" and that "ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."

Then, in verse 26 He names this Parakletos directly: "the Holy Spirit". Then John writes this in his first letter: "If anyone sins, we have a Parakletos with the Father — Jesus Christ the righteous." ( 1 John 2:1 )

The same Greek word. In John 14:26, Jesus says the Parakletos is the Holy Spirit. In 1 John 2:1, John says the Parakletos is Jesus Christ. That is not a riddle requiring outside theology to solve — Jesus is the Holy Spirit.

For A Deeper Study:

A more-complete study on the Parakletos => https://sidnash.org/docs/parakletos.html
Regarding the phrase "another Parakletos/Comforter", see my word study on "allos" => https://sidnash.org/docs/allos.html
"if I depart, I will send him" -- the Parakletos/Comforter => https://sidnash.org/docs/ComforterSent.html
For My SDA Friends: Ellen agrees:
"It is not safe to catch the spirit from another. We want the Holy Spirit, which is Jesus Christ..." -Ellen White, Lt66-1894

"The reason why the churches are weak and sickly and ready to die is that the enemy has brought influences of a discouraging nature to bear upon trembling souls. He has sought to shut Jesus from their view as the Comforter..." -Ellen White (RC 21)

"There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities..." -RH, October 26, 1897, par. 15