Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! New Living Translation These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that. English Standard Version For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. Berean Standard Bible These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! Berean Literal Bible For these are not drunkards as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day. King James Bible For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. New King James Version For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. New American Standard Bible For these people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is only the third hour of the day; NASB 1995 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; NASB 1977 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; Legacy Standard Bible For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day; Amplified Bible These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.); Christian Standard Bible For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning. Holman Christian Standard Bible For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning. American Standard Version For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day; Contemporary English Version You are wrong to think that these people are drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. English Revised Version For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day; GOD'S WORD® Translation These men are not drunk as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning. Good News Translation These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning. International Standard Version These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it's only nine o'clock in the morning. Majority Standard Bible These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! NET Bible In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. New Heart English Bible For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is only nine in the morning. Webster's Bible Translation For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. Weymouth New Testament For this is not intoxication, as you suppose, it being only the third hour of the day. World English Bible For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor these are not drunken, as you take it up, for it is the third hour of the day. Berean Literal Bible For these are not drunkards as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day. Young's Literal Translation for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day. Smith's Literal Translation For not, as ye suppose, are these intoxicated, (for it is the third hour of the day.) Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day: Catholic Public Domain Version For these men are not inebriated, as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day. New American Bible These people are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. New Revised Standard Version Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor these men are not drunken as you suppose for behold it is but the third hour of the day. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “These are not drunk as you are thinking, for behold, it is now the third hour.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor these men are not drunk, as you suppose: for it is the third hour of the day. Godbey New Testament For these are not drunken, as you suppose; for it is the third hour of the day; Haweis New Testament for these men are not, as ye suppose, drunk, for it is only the third hour of the day. Mace New Testament these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is but the third hour of the day. Weymouth New Testament For this is not intoxication, as you suppose, it being only the third hour of the day. Worrell New Testament for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, for it is the third hour of the day; Worsley New Testament for these men are not drunk, as ye suppose; for it is but the third hour of the day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Peter Preaches to the Crowd14Then 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. 15 These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! 16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:… Cross References Joel 2:28-32 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. / I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. ... 1 Samuel 1:15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. Isaiah 28:7 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. Matthew 9:17 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. John 2:10 and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!” Proverbs 23:31-32 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. / In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Luke 21:34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 1 Peter 4:3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, Galatians 5:21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Treasury of Scripture For these are not drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. these. 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. seeing. Matthew 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 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… Jump to Previous Drunk Drunken Full Hour Morning Nine Overcome Seems Suppose Third WineJump to Next Drunk Drunken Full Hour Morning Nine Overcome Seems Suppose Third WineActs 2 1. The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, 12. are admired by some, and derided by others; 14. whom Peter disproves; 37. he baptizes a great number who were converted; 41. who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; 43. the apostles working many miracles, 46. and God daily increasing his church. These men are not drunk This phrase is a direct response to the accusations made by some in the crowd who witnessed the apostles speaking in tongues. The Greek word for "drunk" here is "μεθύω" (methyō), which means to be intoxicated with wine. In the context of Jewish culture, being drunk, especially during a religious festival like Pentecost, would have been seen as highly inappropriate and disrespectful. Peter's defense is immediate and firm, emphasizing the absurdity of the claim given the time of day. This phrase sets the stage for Peter's explanation of the true source of the apostles' behavior—the Holy Spirit. as you suppose It is only the third hour of the day! Greek These [men]οὗτοι (houtoi) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. are not drunk μεθύουσιν (methyousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3184: To be intoxicated with wine, be drunk. From another form of methe; to drink to intoxication, i.e. Get drunk. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. suppose. ὑπολαμβάνετε (hypolambanete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5274: (a) I take up, (b) I welcome, entertain, (c) I answer, (d) I suppose, imagine. It is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [only the] third τρίτη (tritē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5154: Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. hour ὥρα (hōra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. day! ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. Links Acts 2:15 NIVActs 2:15 NLT Acts 2:15 ESV Acts 2:15 NASB Acts 2:15 KJV Acts 2:15 BibleApps.com Acts 2:15 Biblia Paralela Acts 2:15 Chinese Bible Acts 2:15 French Bible Acts 2:15 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 2:15 For these aren't drunken as you suppose (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |