5
So the young man did as the angel told him; and they roasted and ate the fish. And they both continued on their way until they came near to Ecbatana.
3
and the angel said to him, "Catch the fish." So the young man seized the fish and threw it up on the land.
4
Then the angel said to him, "Cut open the fish and take the heart and liver and gall and put them away safely."
5
So the young man did as the angel told him; and they roasted and ate the fish. And they both continued on their way until they came near to Ecbatana.
6
Then the young man said to the angel, "Brother Azarias, of what use is the liver and heart and gall of the fish?"
7
He replied, "As for the heart and liver, if a demon or evil spirit gives trouble to any one, you make a smoke from these before the man or woman, and that person will never be troubled again.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.