1 The book of the acts^[a] of Tobit the son of To′biel, son of Anan′iel, son of Ad′uel, son of Gab′ael, of the descendants of As′iel and the tribe of Naph′tali, ² who in the days of Shalmane′ser,^[b] king of the Assyrians, was taken into captivity from Thisbe, which is to the south of Kedesh Naph′tali in Galilee above Asher.

Taken Captive to Nineveh

¹⁰ Now when I was carried away captive to Nin′eveh, all my brethren and my relatives ate the food of the Gentiles; ¹¹ but I kept myself from eating it, ¹² because I remembered God with all my heart. ¹³ Then the Most High gave me favor and good appearance in the sight of Shalmane′ser,^[a] and I was his buyer of provisions.

2 When I arrived home and my wife Anna and my son Tobi′as were restored to me, at the feast of Pentecost, which is the sacred festival of the seven weeks, a good dinner was prepared for me and I sat down to eat. ² Upon seeing the abundance of food I said to my son, “Go and bring whatever poor man of our brethren you may find who is mindful of the Lord, and I will wait for you.”

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

¹⁶ Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?