Tobit 12:17-19

Revised Standard Version

¹⁷ But he said to them, “Do not be afraid; you will be safe. But praise God for ever. ¹⁸ For I did not come as a favor on my part, but by the will of our God. Therefore praise him for ever. ¹⁹ All these days I merely appeared to you and did not eat or drink, but you were seeing a vision.