Acts 2:15

For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

16But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:15And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:15-37

Peter's Sermon at Jerusalem. 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: 15 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… Read the whole commentary →

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