Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
For ye were going astray like sheep (hte gar wv probata planwmenoi). Brought from Isaiah 53:6, but changed to periphrastic imperfect indicative with hte and present middle participle of planaw, to wander away. Recall the words of Jesus in Luke 15:4-7.
But are now returned (alla epestrafhte). Second aorist passive indicative of epistrefw, old verb, to turn, to return (Matthew 10:13).
Unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls (epi ton poimena kai episkopon twn yuxwn umwn). Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd (John 10:11, and see also Hebrews 13:20). Here alone is Christ called our "Bishop" (overseer). See both ideas combined in Ezekiel 34:11. Philo calls God Episcopov. Jesus is also Apostolov Hebrews 3:1) and he deserves all other titles of dignity that we can give him.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Peter 2:25:
Matthew 2:5
John 10:2
Acts 20:28
Ephesians 4:11
1 Peter 4:15
1 Peter 5:2
Revelation 19:15
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