Tobit 11:1-14
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1 After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve.
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2 Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, how thou didst leave thy father:
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3 Let us haste before thy wife, and prepare the house.
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4 And take in thine hand the gall of the fish. So they went their way, and the dog went after them.
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5 Now Anna sat looking about toward the way for her son.
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6 And when she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the man that went with him.
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7 Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes.
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8 Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.
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9 Then Anna ran forth, and fell upon the neck of her son, and said unto him, Seeing I have seen thee, my son, from henceforth I am content to die. And they wept both.
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10 Tobit also went forth toward the door, and stumbled: but his son ran unto him,
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11 And took hold of his father: and he strake of the gall on his fathers' eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father.
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12 And when his eyes began to smart, he rubbed them;
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13 And the whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes: and when he saw his son, he fell upon his neck.
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14 And he wept, and said, Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever; and blessed are all thine holy angels: