Some in Christendom advocate devotion to relics because of what is said at Acts 19: 11, 12, where we read: “God kept performing extraordinary works of power through the hands of [the apostle] Paul, so that even cloths and aprons were borne from his body to the ailing people, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits came out. ”
Mõned ristiusumaailmast toetavad pühakusäilmete austamist Apostlite teod 19: 11, 12 öeldu põhjal, kust loeme: „Jumal tegi iseäralikke imetegusid [apostel] Pauluse käte läbi, nii et ka tema ihu pealt võetud higirätikuid ja põlli viidi haigete peale ja tõved lahkusid haigetest ning kurjad vaimud läksid välja. ”