Acts 2:14 (ASV)

Passage

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:12 And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Acts 2:13 But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.

Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

Acts 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is [but] the third hour of the day.

Acts 2:16 but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "standing", "eleven", "lifted", "voice", "spake", "forth", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peter" and "standing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But others mocking said They are filled..." into verse 15's "For these are not drunken as ye...", so "peter" and "standing" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "peter" and "standing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.