Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation So Tobit called Tobias and said to him, "Son, when I die, give me a proper burial. And after I'm gone, show respect to your mother. Take care of her for the rest of her life, and when she dies, bury her beside me. Remember, she risked her life to bring you into this world, so try to make her happy and never do anything that would worry her. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life: Tobit 4:1Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, Tobit 4:2 And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. Tobit 4:4 For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb. Tobit 4:5 And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me. Context Tobit 4…2And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. 3When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life: 4For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb.… Cross References Tobit 4:1 Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, Tobit 4:2 And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. Tobit 4:4 For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb. Tobit 4:5 And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me. |