Tobit 8:15-17
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15 So they blessed the God of heaven, and Raguel[a] said,
“Blessed are you, O God, with every pure blessing;
let all your chosen ones bless you.[b]
Let them bless you forever.(A)
16 Blessed are you because you have made me glad.
It has not turned out as I expected,
but you have dealt with us according to your great mercy.(B)
17 Blessed are you because you had compassion
on two only children.
Be merciful to them, O Master, and keep them safe;
bring their lives to fulfillment
in happiness and mercy.”(C)
Tobit 3:11
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11 At that same time, with hands outstretched toward the window, she prayed and said,
“Blessed are you, merciful God!
Blessed is your name[a] forever;
let all your works bless you forever.(A)
Footnotes
- 3.11 Other ancient authorities add holy and honorable
Tobit 11:14
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14 and he wept and said to him, “I see you, my son, the light of my eyes!” Then he said,
“Blessed be God.
May his great name be upon us,
and blessed be all the angels[a]
throughout all the ages.(A)
Footnotes
- 11.14 Other ancient authorities lack May his great . . . angels
Tobit 11:17
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17 Before them all, Tobit acknowledged that God had been merciful to him and had restored his sight. When Tobit met Sarah the wife of his son Tobias, he blessed her, saying, “Come in, my daughter, and be welcome. Blessed be your God who has brought you to us, my daughter. Blessed be your father and your mother, blessed be my son Tobias, and blessed be you, my daughter. Come in now to your home, and be welcome, with blessing and joy. Come in, my daughter.” So on that day there was rejoicing among all the Jews who were in Nineveh.(A)
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