1 Peter 2:25 (DBY)

Passage

For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:23 who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;

1 Peter 2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "going", "astray", "returned", "shepherd", "overseer", and "souls". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "going", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "who himself bore our sins in his...", giving immediate footing for "sheep" and "going". In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sheep" and "going" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.