See in Reader
442 B
442 B
you had been wandering away like lost sheep
Peter compares his readers' actions before they had believed in Christ to the way lost sheep wander away from their shepherd. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
the shepherd and guardian of your souls
Peter speaks of Jesus as if he were a shepherd. Just as a shepherd protects his sheep, Jesus protects those who trust in him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)