Raphael quotes
The best-known lines of Raphael from The Book of Tobit, 1 Enoch, each with the book and section it comes from, so you can read it in context.
- 1
“Remove all sin from the earth and put an end to evil. Let righteousness and truth take root and grow.”
- 2
“Give alms from what you have. When you give alms, do not give grudgingly, and do not turn your face away from any poor person — then the face of God will not be turned away from you.”
- 3
“If you have abundance, give alms generously. If you have only a little, do not be afraid to give according to that little.”
- 4
“Do not be afraid, my son, that we are poor. You have great wealth if you fear God, turn away from all sin, and do what is pleasing in his sight.”
- 5
“And now, O Lord, I take this my sister not out of lust but with sincerity of heart. Therefore in your mercy grant that we may grow old together.”
- 6
“A little given in righteousness is better than great wealth gained through injustice. It is better to give alms than to hoard gold, for almsgiving rescues from death and cleanses away every sin.”
- 7
“All will be restored and made to stand again on the day of the Chosen One. No one will be completely lost before the Lord of Spirits, for He sees everything.”
- 8
“For the mercy of the Lord of Spirits is endless, and His patience never runs out.”
- 9
“And after that I said: ‘Blessed is the one who dies righteous and good, About whom no book of wrongdoing has been written, And against whom no day of judgment will be found.’”
- 10
“Do not let your spirit be troubled because of the times, For the Holy and Great One has appointed days for all things.”
- 11
“Oh, that my eyes were clouds of water, So that I might weep over you And pour out my tears like rain, And find rest from the grief of my heart!”
- 12
“A great judgment will come upon all people. But those who live rightly will have peace. God will protect the ones He has chosen, And His kindness will surround them.”
- 13
“The souls of those who have died are crying out for justice, and their voices have reached heaven.”
- 14
“Cleanse the world of all oppression, wickedness, and sin. Remove every trace of evil, wiping it completely from the earth.”
- 15
“The earth will be purified from all corruption, sin, and suffering, and I will never again bring such destruction upon it. From generation to generation, the world will remain in peace for all eternity.”
- 16
“Raphael was sent to heal them both: to remove the white film from Tobit's eyes, and to give Sarah the daughter of Raguel as a wife to Tobias the son of Tobit, and to bind the evil spirit Asmodeus — for Tobias had the rightful claim to Sarah by the law of inheritance.”
- 17
“For if you deal honestly, everything you do will prosper, and so will the lives of all who live justly.”
- 18
“God, who dwells in heaven, watch over your journey, and may his angel go with you and keep you safe.”
- 19
“You made Adam, and gave him Eve his wife as a helper and support. From them came all mankind. You yourself said, 'It is not good for man to be alone; let us make for him a companion like himself.'”
- 20
“A king's secret is right to keep, but the works of God should be proclaimed with honor. Do what is good, and no evil will overtake you.”
- 21
“But Raphael said to them, Do not be afraid. Peace be with you. Bless God forever, for it was not by any favor of my own that I came to you, but by the will of your God.”
- 22
“So now, my son, consider what almsgiving does, and how righteousness delivers.”
- 23
“The sun and the moon constantly give thanks and praise, never resting, for their rest comes from their worship.”
- 24
“The angel finished by saying, ‘In this Son of Man, there will be endless life. The righteous will have peace and live in goodness, always in the name of the Lord of Spirits, forever and ever.’”
- 25
“The wolves chased the sheep until they reached a sea of water. And the sea was divided, the water standing apart on this side and on that before their faces, and their Lord led them through and placed Himself between them and the wolves.”
- 26
“And all who had been destroyed and scattered, with every beast of the field and every bird of heaven, gathered in that house—and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy, because all of them were good, and all had returned to His house.”
- 27
“We were crushed, and found no one to help us even with a word.”
- 28
“We hoped to be the head, and became the tail. We worked ourselves to exhaustion, and got nothing for our labor.”
- 29
“Then Raphael said, ‘I know, Tobias, that your father will open his eyes. Anoint his eyes with the fish's gall, and when it stings him he will rub them, and the white film will fall away, and he will see you.’”
- 30
“When the spirit of rain is released from its chamber, angels open the doors and guide it. As it spreads across the land, it joins with the waters already present, bringing life and nourishment to the earth.”
- 31
“And I watched until the Lord of the sheep brought a new house, greater and higher than the first, and set it up where the first had stood. All its pillars were new, its ornaments new and grander than those of the old house He had taken away. And all the sheep were inside it.”
- 32
“And I watched as they laid down the sword that had been given to the sheep. They carried it back into the house, and it was sealed in the presence of the Lord.”
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