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For ye were going astray like sheep (ēte gar hōs probata planōmenoi). Brought from Isa 53:6, but changed to periphrastic imperfect indicative with ēte and present middle participle of planaō, to wander away. Recall the words of Jesus in Luk 15:4-7.
But are now returned (alla epestraphēte). Second aorist passive indicative of epistrephō, old verb, to turn, to return (Mat 10:13).
Unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls (epi ton poimena kai episkopon tōn psuchōn humōn). Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd (Joh 10:11, and see also Heb 13:20). Here alone is Christ called our “Bishop” (overseer). See both ideas combined in Eze 34:11. Philo calls God Episcopos. Jesus is also Apostolos (Heb 3:1) and he deserves all other titles of dignity that we can give him.