1 Peter 2:25
At one time you were like sheep who had lost their way, but now you've returned to the Shepherd—the one who watches over you.
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In The King James Version
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 23:1Since the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.
Psalms 119:176I have wandered away like a lost sheep, so please come looking for me, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Isaiah 40:11He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.
Jeremiah 23:2This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look after my people: You have scattered my flock. You have chased them away. You didn't take care of them, so now I will take care of you for all the evil you've done, declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them.
Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be their king. They will be united under one ruler. They will follow my laws, and they will observe and practice my regulations.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25
Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →