1 Peter 2:25
Modern Translations
New International Version
For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

New Living Translation
Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.

English Standard Version
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Berean Study Bible
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

New American Standard Bible
For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

NASB 1995
For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

NASB 1977
For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

Amplified Bible
For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

Christian Standard Bible
For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

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

Good News Translation
You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.

International Standard Version
You were "like sheep that kept going astray," but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

NET Bible
For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

New King James Version
For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

King James 2000 Bible
For you were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

New Heart English Bible
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

World English Bible
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

American King James Version
For you were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

American Standard Version
For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

A Faithful Version
For you were as sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

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

English Revised Version
For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Webster's Bible Translation
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For ye were as sheepe goyng astray: but are nowe turned vnto the sheephearde and Byshop of your soules.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For ye were as shepe goinge astraye, but now are ye turned vnto the shepherde and Bisshoppe of youre soules.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For ye were as shepe goinge astraye: but are now returned vnto ye shepheerd and bisshoppe of youre soules.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for you were as sheep going astray, but now you turned back to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Berean Literal Bible
For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Young's Literal Translation
for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Smith's Literal Translation
For ye were as sheep going astray; but now have turned about to the Shepherd and inspector of your souls.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For you were like sheep going astray, but rather you have now returned upon the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For you had gone astray like sheep, and you have returned now to The Shepherd and The Caregiver of your souls.

Lamsa Bible
For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and the Guardian of your souls.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For you were like sheep that had gone astray; but now you have returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

Godbey New Testament
For you have wandered away like sheep; but you have now turned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Haweis New Testament
For ye were as sheep wandering astray; but are now returned unto the pastor and bishop of your souls.

Mace New Testament
for you were as sheep going astray, but now you are brought back to the pastor and overseer of your souls.

Weymouth New Testament
For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.

Worrell New Testament
For, as sheep, ye were going astray; but now ye returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Worsley New Testament
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now turned unto the shepherd and bishop of your souls.
















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