Acts 2:14 (DBY)

Passage

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

Nearby Context

Acts 2:12 And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?

Acts 2:13 But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.

Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

Acts 2:15 for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;

Acts 2:16 but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "standing", "eleven", "lifted", "voice", "spoke", "forth", and "judaea". 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 full..." into verse 15's "for these are not full of wine...", 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.