Acts 2:15
13 But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
- KJV
- For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
- WEB
- For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
- ASV
- For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is [but] the third hour of the day.
- DARBY
- for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;
- BLB
- For these are not drunkards, as you⁺ suppose, for it is the third hour of the day!
- ÅB
- For disse er ikke drukne, slik som dere mener; det er jo bare den tredje time på dagen;
- OTB
- Disse menneskene er ikke fulle, slik dere tror, for det er bare den tredje time på dagen.
- B1930
- For disse er ikke drukne, således som I mener; det er jo bare den tredje time på dagen;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Thessalonians 5:5–8
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
Read in context1 Samuel 1:15
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
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