1 Peter 2:25

“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”

"For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." - 1 Peter 2:25
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What does 1 Peter 2:25 mean?

The verse 1 Peter 2:25 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." This verse is part of a larger passage in the first epistle of Peter, which was written to provide comfort…

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The Good Shepherd: Our Pathway to Redemption

As we find ourselves navigating the complex pathways of life, often lost or feeling disconnected, the words of 1 Peter 2:25 resonate deeply: "For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." This verse beautifully encapsulates…

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Prayer of Redemption and Guidance: A Return to the Shepherd

Heavenly Father, We come before You with humility and reverence, acknowledging Your infinite love and mercy that surpasses all understanding. As we reflect on Your holy word and the profound truth found in 1 Peter 2:25, we recognize our state as wayward sheep, straying from the…

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1 Peter 2:25 - "For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."
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1 Peter 2:5 - "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."
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"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 1:25 - "But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
2 Peter 2:9
2 Peter 2:9
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:22 - "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
1 Peter 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
"But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." - 1 Peter 1:25
1 Peter 2:4 - "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"
1 Peter 2:11 - "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
1 Peter 1:24-25 - "For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
1 Peter 2:13 - "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
1 Peter 2:16 - "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."
2 Peter 1:6 - "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"
2 Peter 1:7 - "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
2 Peter 1:2 - "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"