Acts 2:15 (LSB)

Passage

For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;

Nearby Context

Acts 2:13 But others, mocking, were saying, “They are full of new wine.”

Acts 2:14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

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

Acts 2:16 but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

Acts 2:17 ‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says, ‘That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "drunk", "suppose", "third", and "hour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "drunk" 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 taking his stand with the..." into verse 16's "but this is what was spoken through...", so "drunk" 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 "drunk" and "suppose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.