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Acts 2:15

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

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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.

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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;

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Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:5–8

    Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:15

    And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

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