1 Peter 2:25

Contemporary English Version 1995

You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:6

All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved.

Ezekiel 34:6

So my sheep were scattered across the earth. They roamed on hills and mountains, without anyone even bothering to look for them.

Acts 20:28

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock he bought with the blood of his own Son.

Isaiah 40:11

The Lord cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep.

Psalm 119:176

I am your servant, but I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Please come after me, because I have not forgotten your teachings.

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 18:12

Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away?

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ the Chief Shepherd returns, you will be given a crown that will never lose its glory.

Hebrews 13:20

God gives peace, and he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. Now Jesus is like a Great Shepherd whose blood was used to make God's eternal agreement with his flock.

Jeremiah 23:2

You were supposed to take care of my people, but instead you chased them away. So now I'll punish you severely and make you pay for your crimes!

Hebrews 3:1

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest!

Ezekiel 37:24

Their king will always come from the family of my servant King David and will care for them like a shepherd. The people of Israel will faithfully obey my laws. They and their descendants will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, just as their ancestors did.

Psalm 80:1

Shepherd of Israel, you lead the descendants of Joseph, and you sit on your throne above the winged creatures. Listen to our prayer and let your light shine

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd and friend. Strike down the shepherd! Scatter the little sheep, and I will destroy them.

Isaiah 13:14

Everyone will run to their homelands, just as hunted deer run, and sheep scatter when they have no shepherd.

Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well.

Hebrews 5:2

A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people.

1 Peter 3:20

They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.