Acts 2:15 (GNV)

Passage

For these are not drunken, as yee suppose, since it is but the third houre of the day.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:13 And others mocked, and saide, They are full of newe wine.

Acts 2:14 But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, and said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

Acts 2:15 For these are not drunken, as yee suppose, since it is but the third houre of the day.

Acts 2:16 But this is that, which was spoken by the Prophet Ioel,

Acts 2:17 And it shalbe in the last daies, saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al flesh, and your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your yong men shall see visions, and your old men shall dreame dreames.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "drunken", "suppose", "since", "third", and "houre". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "drunken" and "suppose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "But Peter standing with ye Eleuen lift..." into verse 16's "But this is that which was spoken...", so "drunken" and "suppose" 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 "drunken" and "suppose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.