Acts 2:14 (DRB)

Passage

But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words.

Nearby Context

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

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

Acts 2:14 But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words.

Acts 2:15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day:

Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "standing", "eleven", "lifted", "voice", "spoke", "judea", and "dwell". 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 These men are..." into verse 15's "For these are not drunk as you...", 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.