1 Peter 2:25

God's Word

You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.

Cross References

Psalm 119:176

I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.

Psalm 80:1

Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.

Isaiah 13:14

They’ll be like hunted gazelle and like sheep with no one to gather them. Everyone will return to his own people and flee to his own land.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them in his arms. He gently helps the sheep and their lambs.

Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded for our rebellious acts. He was crushed for our sins. He was punished so that we could have peace, and we received healing from his wounds.

Isaiah 53:6

We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.

Jeremiah 23:2

“This is what I, the Lord God of Israel, said to the shepherds who take care of my people: You have scattered my sheep and chased them away. You have not taken care of them, so now I will take care of you by punishing you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:6

My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered throughout the whole earth. No one searched or looked for them.

Ezekiel 37:24

“ ‘My servant David will be their king, and all of them will have one shepherd. They will live by my rules, and they will obey my laws.

Zechariah 13:7

“Arise, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my friend,” declares the Lord of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. Then I will turn my hand against the little ones.”

Matthew 18:12

“What do you think? Suppose a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays. Won’t he leave the 99 sheep in the hills to look for the one that has strayed?

Matthew 9:36

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

Acts 20:28

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to be shepherds for God’s church which he acquired with his own blood.

Hebrews 13:20

The God of peace brought the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, back to life through the blood of an eternal promise.

Hebrews 3:1

Brothers and sisters, you are holy partners in a heavenly calling. So look carefully at Jesus, the apostle and chief priest about whom we make our declaration of faith.

Hebrews 5:2

The chief priest can be gentle with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, because he also has weaknesses.

1 Peter 3:20

They are like those who disobeyed long ago in the days of Noah when God waited patiently while Noah built the ship. In this ship a few people—eight in all—were saved by water.

1 Peter 5:4

Then, when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.