1 Peter 2:25
For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἐπίσκοποςepískoposa superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (lit
- ποιμήνpoimḗna shepherd (literally or figuratively)
- πρόβατονpróbatonsomething that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figura
- πλανάωplanáōto (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
- ἐπιστρέφωepistréphōto revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
- ψυχήpsychḗbreath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient princi
- νῦνnŷn"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or
- ἦνēnI (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 53:6, Ezk 34:6, Luk 15:4–6, Act 20:28, Jhn 10:11–16, Isa 40:11, Psa 119:176, Ezk 34:11–16