Tobit 12:19 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Although you were watching me, I really did not eat or drink anything—but what you saw was a vision.

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You were observing me, but I wasn’t eating or drinking anything. Instead, you were seeing a vision.

Indeed, I seemed to eat and drink with you, but I make use of an invisible food and drink, which cannot be seen by men.

I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you: but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men.

When you thought you saw me eating, I did not really eat anything; it only seemed so.

All these days I appeared to you. I didn’t eat or drink, but you all saw a vision.

When you thought you saw me eating and drinking, it only seemed that way.