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473 B
473 B
you had been straying 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 ... of your souls
The word "shepherd" is a metaphor for a person who protects another, and the word "souls" is a metonym for the people themselves. Alternate translation: "your shepherd..." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)