1 Peter 2:25

1 Peter 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
• New International Version (NIV)For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Context of 1 Peter 2:25

23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

1 Peter 2:25 word by word

ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι ἀλλ᾽ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• wereἦνēn · wasG2258
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• astrayπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• areἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Shepherdποιμήνpoimēn · shepherdG4166
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• Bishopἐπίσκοποςepiskopos · overseerG1985
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• soulsψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590

Cross-references for 1 Peter 2:25

• Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
• Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
• Jeremiah 23:2Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
• Ezekiel 34:6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek for them .
• Matthew 9:36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they were faint, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
• Matthew 18:12How think ye? if a man hath an hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go to the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?
• Luke 15:4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it?
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
• Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
• Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
• Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Ezekiel 34:11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search for my sheep, and seek them out.
• Ezekiel 37:24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the manthat is my companion, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
• John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
• Hebrews 13:20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25For ye were as sheep going astray - Formerly ye were not in a better moral condition than your oppressors; ye were like stray sheep, in the wilderness of ignorance and sin, till Christ, the true and merciful Shepherd, called you back from your wanderings, by sending you the Gospel of his grace. Bishop of your souls - Unless we consider the word bishop as a corruption of the word episcopos, and that this literally signifies an overseer, an inspector, or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For ye were as sheep going astray - Here also is an allusion to Isaiah 53:6, “All we like sheep have gone astray.” See the notes at that verse. The figure is plain. We were like a flock without a shepherd. We had wandered far away from the true fold, and were following our own paths. We were without a protector, and were exposed to every kind of danger. This aptly and forcibly expresses the condition of the whole race before God recovers people by the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Servants in those days generally were slaves, and had heathen masters, who often used them cruelly; yet the apostle directs them to be subject to the masters placed over them by Providence, with a fear to dishonour or offend God. And not only to those pleased with reasonable service, but to the severe, and those angry without cause. The sinful misconduct of one relation, does not justify sinful behaviour in the other; the servant is bound to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25There is no clear change in who Peter is addressing in this passage. However, the general tone of these verses shows that they apply to all Christians. These verses might include an early Christian hymn or confession about Christ (2:22–25). They focus on the sufferings of Christ for human salvation or redemption, using language mainly from Isaiah 52:13–53:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Is 53:6.) For--Assigning their natural need of healing (1Pe 2:24). now--Now that the atonement for all has been made, the foundation is laid for individual conversion: so "ye are returned," or "have become converted to," &c. Shepherd and Bishop--The designation of the pastors and elders of the Church belongs in its fullest sense to the great Head of the Church, "the good Shepherd." As the "bishop" oversees (as the Greek term means), so "the eyes of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 2:25

• Bishop
• Commandments
• Depravity of Man
• Example
• Jesus Continued
• Prophecy
• Repentance
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Bishop
• Chosen
• Cloke
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• Fleshly
• Offer
• Shepherd
• Sincere
• Spiritual
• Submit

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings