Tobit 12:12-22

12 So now when you and Sarah prayed, it was I who brought and read the record of your prayer before the glory of the Lord, and likewise whenever you would bury the dead.
13 And that time when you did not hesitate to get up and leave your dinner to go and bury the dead,
14 I was sent to you to test you. And at the same time God sent me to heal you and Sarah your daughter-in-law.
15 I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand ready and enter before the glory of the Lord."
16 The two of them were shaken; they fell face down, for they were afraid.
17 But he said to them, "Do not be afraid; peace be with you. Bless God forevermore.
18 As for me, when I was with you, I was not acting on my own will, but by the will of God. Bless him each and every day; sing his praises.
19 Although you were watching me, I really did not eat or drink anything—but what you saw was a vision.
20 So now get up from the ground, and acknowledge God. See, I am ascending to him who sent me. Write down all these things that have happened to you." And he ascended.
21 Then they stood up, and could see him no more.
22 They kept blessing God and singing his praises, and they acknowledged God for these marvelous deeds of his, when an angel of God had appeared to them.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lat: Gk lacks [and read]
  • [b]. Other ancient authorities read [now bless the Lord on earth]
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