1 Peter 2:25
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 2
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”1 Peter 2:25
What Does 1 Peter 2:25 Mean?
1 Peter 2:25 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 2, verse 25 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 2:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 23:1“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”Isaiah 53:6“All 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.”Ezekiel 34:6“My 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 after them.”Luke 15:4“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?”Acts 20:28“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”John 10:11“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”Isaiah 40:11“He 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.”Psalms 119:176“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”Ezekiel 34:11“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”Matthew 9:36“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”Ezekiel 34:23“And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.”Matthew 18:12“How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?”Hebrews 13:20“Now 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,”1 Peter 5:4“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”Jeremiah 23:2“Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors 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.”John 10:16“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”Hebrews 3:1“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”Song of Solomon 1:7“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?”Ezekiel 37:24“And 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.”Psalms 80:1“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.”
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