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Such generosity will save you from death and will wash away all your sins. Those who give to the poor will live full lives,
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but those who live a life of sin and wickedness are their own worst enemies.
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"I have already told you that a king's secret ought to be kept, but the things God does should be told to everyone. Now I will reveal to you the full truth and keep nothing back.
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Tobit, when you and Sarah prayed to the Lord, I was the one who brought your prayers into his glorious presence. I did the same thing each time you buried the dead.
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On the day you got up from the table without eating your meal in order to bury that corpse, God sent me to test you.
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But he also sent me to cure you and to rescue your daughter-in-law, Sarah, from her troubles.
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I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand in the glorious presence of the Lord, ready to serve him."
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Tobit and Tobias were terrified and fell to the ground, trembling with fear.
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But Raphael said to them, "Don't be afraid; everything is all right. Always remember to praise God.
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He wanted me to come and help you; I did not come on my own. So sing God's praises as long as you live.
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When you thought you saw me eating, I did not really eat anything; it only seemed so.